Wanted criminal Rahul was injured in an encounter with the special squad of the Commissionerate police here on Tuesday evening.
Police sources said on a tipoff that Rahul was hiding at Chahata Ghat under the Bidanasi police station; special squad personnel conducted a raid. Spotting the police Rahul fired at the police party to escape from the spot. In the retaliatory firing by the cops, he received bullet injuries on his leg and was rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital.
Rahul is an associate of dreaded gangster Shakil and was wanted for his involvement in a recent bombing case in the city.
A number of criminal cases are pending against him in various police stations in the city.