Notorious criminal Rabi Rao was injured in a police encounter near the Bhubaneswar-Puri bypass late on Sunday night.
Rao was involved in a series of crimes and many cases were pending against him at different police stations in Bhubaneswar.
Police seized one mouser and three live ammunitions from Rao and later admitted him at the Capital Hospital here.
Acting on a tip off that Rao was travelling along the bypass, a special squad of the police raided the place. When Rao fired at him, the police personnel returned fire in retaliation. Rao was hit by a bullet on right leg.
Rabi has seven criminal cases pending against him, which include robbery and murder. He is a resident of the Unit-III area of the capital city.