Three police officials were injured after dreaded criminal Firoz Khan alias Bablu hurled bombs at them while trying to escape arrest at Rameswar Chhak on NH-16 under the Nirakarpur police limits in Khordha district on Friday.
However, the cops opened fire at Firoz, a resident of Khajuripada village, and arrested him later.
Acting on a tipoff, a police team laid by the Nirakarpur police station IIC raided a liquor shop, where he was hiding to escape police net.
Seeing the cops, Firoz hurled a hand grenade at them, who later retaliated.
The injured cops, Nirakarpur police station IIC Saroj Upadhyay, ASI Sankarshan Aaicha and Constable Akshay Gumansingh, along with the criminal, were later admitted to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Several cases, including theft and dacoity, have been pending against Firoz at the police stations in Khordha, Balugaon, Tangi, Nirakarpur and Jankia.