**Kendrapara:** In yet another successful encounter by the Special Squad and Marsaghai police, dreaded criminal Debiprasad Das alias Litu was injured and subsequently nabbed near Tikhiri-Boudha office road here.
According to sources, criminal cases of extortion, robbery and murder are pending against Litu in Kendrapara, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur police stations.
Acting on a tipoff, the cops chased Litu in the area. In a bid to flee, he open fired at the cops and the men in uniform fired in retaliation. On sustaining injuries on his right leg, Litu was rushed to Kendrapara District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
He was later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital for treatment, reports stated. The cops have seized a motorcycle and a gun from his possession.
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