In yet another encounter, the Brahmapur Sadar police nabbed a notorious criminal, Santosh Gauda, after a brief exchange of fire in the wee hours of Monday at New Baigana Badi Chhack under the Sadar police station.
On a tipoff, a police party raided the spot after Santosh was spotted in the area, as he was wanted in two dacoity and five robbery cases under the Brahmapur Sadar PS. However, seeing the police Santosh fired some shots to escape from the spot.
But in the retaliatory firing by the police, Santosh received gunshot wounds on his two legs and was rushed to the MKCG Medical College Hospital. In the encounter, Sadar PS IIC Siba Shankar Mohapatro, Sub- Inspector Govind Mohapatro and two constables received minor injuries.
Santosh is involved in as many as 15 robbery and dacoity cases and one double murder case. Police have recovered a mouser, two rounds of bullets from his possession, said Sadar SDPO AK Mohanty.