In an exchange of fire between the Paradip police and a criminal gang on Wednesday night here, one dreaded criminal, Surya Kanta Swain, got injured.
He was undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and his two associates managed to flee.
Reports said a police patrolling team was intercepting vehicles on the Paradip outskirts on Wednesday night, when three motor cycle borne criminals tried to escape. As the police team followed them, the miscreants hurled bombs at the police and started firing. In retaliation, the police exchanged fire. Surya’s leg received bullet shot and he fell down after sustaining injury. Police nabbed him while others fled the spot.
“A number of cases are pending against Surya in different police stations in Jagatsinghpur district,” said Lokpada police station IIC Chinmaya Rout. PNS