A notorious criminal, Bapi Pani, was nabbed by a special team of the police following an encounter in Bhadrak district on Saturday.
Bapi, who sustained gunshot wounds, was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in a critical condition.
As per reports, three police personnel, including the Inspector-in-charge of Bhadrak Rural Police Station Alok Jena, also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire. The injured policemen condition was stated to be stable. Sources said that the police team had conducted a raid at Chadeiya area on the basis of an inputs regarding the presence of some anti-socials, who had assembled to commit a dacoity. Upon spotting the police team, Bapi opened fire in a bid to escape from the spot. But he was hit by two bullet is on his right leg after the police team retaliated in self-defence and was nabbed.