A Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP 3) jawan was injured in a fierce encounter with the police and criminals at village Bhumphore near bank of Kanahar river under Dhurki police station, on Monday evening.
Injured police man Abdul Sattar Roy being treated at RIMS after first aid from Garhwa and Daltonganj and stated to be ut of danger.
According to Garhwa SP Sudhir Kumar Jha, after getting specific information about the presence of the Criminal Krishana Bhuiyan alias Dehati along with his associates near Kanahar river, Dhurki police party reached there to chase them. As soon as the police party reached near the spot, criminals fired at the police party in which one JAP(3) jawan Abdul Sattar Roy suffered a bullet injury in his neck.
Retaliating the attack, the cops fired some shots, criminals, have managed to escaped towards forest area in Chhatisgarh State after crossing Kanhar river.
SP Mr Jha informed that, a search operation has launched to nab the criminals. Criminals head Krishana was in Maoists group. later he escaped from the Maoists group and prepared a separate criminal gang. This gang is involved in several crime like loot, dacoity etc, SP added.