Yet another dreaded criminal of Ganjam district was injured and nabbed in an encounter by police here on Friday morning.
The criminal, identified as Manoj Swain, received bullet injuries in his legs and was admitted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital, said police.
According to information, police had been searching for Manoj in connection with a case for a few days. A police patrolling team saw him in the city and asked him to surrender. However, he opened fire at the cops and tried to escape. But the police retaliated by firing at him.
Police said that Manoj has a number of cases registered against him in different police stations in Ganjam district.