Bhubaneswar: A man accused of raping a woman at gunpoint in her home sustained a bullet injury in a police encounter near Bhubaneswar Saturday when he resisted an attempt to arrest him, an officer said.
The incident took place when the accused tried to attack the police personnel with a sharp object as the force was attempting to arrest him, Bhubaneswar DCP Saravana Vivek M told PTI.
In retaliation, police officers opened fire, and the accused suffered a bullet injury on his right leg. The man was going somewhere on a motorbike when the police, following a tip-off, intercepted him at Chandaka area, he said.
“The injured accused person has been shifted to Capital Hospital,” the DCP said.
The man allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman at gunpoint while wearing a mask at her rented flat in Bhubaneswar Wednesday night.
As per preliminary investigation, the accused was staying in Bhubaneswar for the past few years and was unknown to the victim, he said.
PTI
