Police on Sunday arrested a notorious criminal lambu Tarini after an encounter near a cashew forest at Bhaliapali under Soroda block in Ganjam district.
Sources said the accused lambu Tarini was nabbed in a joint operation by Soroda and Gangapur cops. Acting on a tipoff, a police team intercepted Tarini and two of his accomplices travelling to Sorada from Kulangi in two bikes at around 5:30 am.
Spotting the cops, Tarini opened fire at the policemen and the cops too retaliated in which he sustained three bullet injuries in his leg. Two of his associates managed to gave a slip to the police during the encounter.
Tarini has been admitted to MKCG Medical College Hospital. A pistol, seven rounds of live bullets; two motorcycles have been seized from h.
Police said over 30 criminal cases including attempt to murder, loot, and extortion are pending against him at different police stations in the district. Notably, rattled with the rising crimes in the district, the police have adopted a bullet for bullet policy against the gangsters, who trigger a fear psychosis among the victims under the barrel of the gun.