Angul: A notorious criminal was critically injured in an encounter with the police in a forest area near Talcher in Odisha’s Angul district early on Thursday.
As per preliminary information, the encounter took place during a special operation conducted by Angul police in a forest near Talabeda village in Talcher area in the wee hours.
The criminal identified as Sushant Nayak sustained injuries to his left leg during the exchange of fire.
Nayak, who has several criminal cases pending against him in different places, including Talcher, was shot in the left leg during the encounter.
Sources said a special squad of police from Angul and Talcher conducted operation to nab Sushant while he was trying to flee after firing at them inside the forest.
The injured criminal was taken to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Angul for treatment. Further details are awaited.
