A miscreant was injured in an exchange of fire with police but managed to flee with an aide here on Wednesday. The duo miscreants had come by a motorbike in search of proprietor of Swaraj Tractor Showroom at Dandamunda Chowk Bibekananda Moharana to eliminate him over past grudge. Moharana is also president of Tinimuhani Bazar Committee and district coordinator of Dharma Jagarana Sena. They were prevented by constable Manas Mohanty, who was engaged as PSO of Moharana. One miscreant fired at PSO, who opened at miscreants fire in self-defence, leaving one of them injured, informed Kendrapada SP Madkar Sandeep Sampat.