A notorious criminal was nabbed following an encounter with police near lanjipalli in Ganjam district on Wednesday. A police SI was also injured in the incident.
The criminal was identified as Pintu alias Sagar Sahu, who was wanted by the Berhampur and Ganjam police for his involvement in several cases like murder, attempt to murder, bombing, extortion and illegal possession of arms, sources said.
The Berhampur police received a tipoff about Sagar’s presence near a place close to the National Highway near lanjipalli.
later, a special squad swooped down on the spot and on seeing the police personnel, Sagar opened fire at them, leaving an SI identified as Deepti Pradhan injured.
Police retaliated and Sagar received a bullet in his right leg. He was rushed to the MKCG Medical College Hospital.