Bhubaneswar: A hardcore criminal identified as Chakara Barik was injured in a police encounter at Baramunda High School Field under Khandagiri police limits in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night.
Based on reliable information about the assembly of six to seven dreaded criminals under the leadership of Chakara, armed with lethal weapons like pistols, hand bombs, etc, at Baramunda High School Field, Khandagiri Police and Special Squad had immediately swung into action.
Seeing the Police party approaching, the culprits immediately threw hand bombs at the police team and also simultaneously fired on the police. In self-defense, the police team resorted to controlled fire.
In this firing, Chakara was injured and the other accused persons managed to escape on bikes taking advantage of the darkness. Chakara was first admitted to Capital Hospital here and later shifted to SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack.
Two police personnel were also injured during the encounter. Their condition was reported to be stable.
