A notorious criminal was nabbed following an encounter in the Aska area of Ganjam district on the wee hours of Monday. The arrestee was identified as Guruprasad Swain.
Acting on inputs about the movement of Guruprasad and his associate at Baragaon village in Aska, a police team conducted a raid in the locality. Seeing the cops, the duo fled from the spot by their bike. When the cops chased them, they hurled a bomb at the cops near Pailipada forest.
In retaliation, the cops opened fire at the two. Guruprasad fell off the bike after sustaining gunshot wounds in his left leg while his aide managed to give a slip to police.
During the encounter, two police personnel also sustained injuries.
Later, the cops seized a gun and two live bullets from his possession and sent Guruprasad to the MKCG College and Hospital.
A total of 13 cases, including murder and dacoity, are pending against him at various police stations in the district, police said.
In another encounter, a hardcore criminal Bikram Pal alias Don was apprehended at Bamadeipur under the Kujang police station in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday.
Don who sustained injuries in both the legs in the encounter and was later shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.