The Sundargarh Town police on Sunday arrested and court-forwarded a man on the charge of firing at an Armed Police Force Constable on September 18 in Sundargarh.
Constable Jyoti Ranjan Jena (30) is undergoing treatment at the VSS Medical College Hospital and his condition is stated be to stable.
Sources said Jena, a resident of Sunaripara under the Sundargarh Town police station, was eating gupchup at about 12.30 pm in front of Sundargarh Government College when a miscreant came in a Bolero and fired at him. A bullet hit left part of his stomach and he fell unconscious on the spot. The miscreant immediately fled from the spot with the vehicle.
The arrested has been identified as Shyam Bihari Singh(45), a co-villager of Jena. Shyam Bihari said he had shot at Jyoti Ranjan over previous enmity with him. He was angry as Jyoti Ranjan used to eve-tease girls, he told police, informing that he threw the pistol in IB river after the incident.
“Accused Shyam Bihari Singh has been arrested and forwarded to court We are now searching for the pistol,” said IIC HK Behera.