Kendujhar: In an early morning encounter, Champua police shot and injured Mohammad Nafis, an accused in several house-breaking and theft cases, in the Patla forest near Champua in Kendujhar district.
According to reports, Nafis was arrested on Sunday from Majhigaon in Jharkhand. Following his arrest, police took him to the Patla forest early Monday morning to recover stolen goods that he had allegedly hidden there.
According to police, while showing the location of the hidden items, Nafis suddenly took out a firearm he had concealed earlier in the forest, opened fire at the police team, and attempted to escape. In response, the police fired in self-defence, injuring Nafis. He sustained a bullet injury to his leg and was seriously hurt. He was immediately rushed to Champua Hospital for treatment.
Notably, Nafis was wanted in several cases of daylight house-breaking and theft in the Champua police station area, where he allegedly targeted houses when residents were away by breaking open doors.
Further investigation is underway.
