Bhadrak: A notorious criminal was injured in a gunfight with police in Bhadrak district, an officer said Thursday. The incident took place at Nuasahi area under the Bhadrak Rural police limits at about 3 am Thursday. The injured criminal was identified as Prafulla Mallik alias Pappu, a resident of Dandaharipur village under Anantapur police station limits in Balasore district. He received a bullet injury on the right leg, and his health condition is stable, said Dr Rakesh Behera of District Headquarters Hospital here.
Pappu was shifted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack for further treatment, the police said, adding that there were around 25 criminal cases against him in different police stations in Bhadrak and Balasore districts. Bhadrak SP Manoj Kumar Rout said three police personnel were also injured during the scuffle with the accused person. “The injured police personnel were provided preliminary treatment and later discharged. They were not hospitalised as the injury was minor in nature,” the SP said.
According to Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Bhadrak Town Police Station, Pravanshi Sekhar Mishra, the injured police personnel were identified as Bhadrak Rural Police Station Inspector Subrata Das, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Srikanta Jena, and a constable. Police said the raid was conducted at the hideout of Pappu, where he was planning a robbery along with an associate. “He opened two rounds of fire at the police team, and were taliated, following which Pappu sustained gunshot injury on the right leg,” a police officer involved in the operation said. A country-made gun, two used cartridges, and two live ammunition were recovered from the spot, police said. His associate, however, managed to flee the spot.
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