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A notorious apartment lootera was held in Bhubaneswar following a police encounter near the Balianta Canal embankment on the outskirts of the city on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
The lootera sustained bullet injuries on his knee and has been admitted to Capital Hospital. However, four of his associates managed to give police a slip.
According to sources, the anti-dacoity enforcement team of Bhubaneswar police was conducting a routine patrol of the areas near Balianta and the Dhauli Hills when it noticed and began a pursuit of a bike-borne armed gang.
To evade arrest, the miscreants opened fire at the police and tried to escape. In return, the police authorities retaliated with controlled gunfire. During the fire exchange, one bullet hit one of the robbers in the left knee.
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Subsequently, he was arrested and taken to the Capital Hospital in a critical condition before being shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The injured accused has been identified as Arjun Anare, a notorious apartment burglar.
Police chased four other members of the gang who were with Arjun, but they managed to flee.
“During the pre-dawn operation, our anti-dacoity team tracked down a gang of criminals and began a pursuit for them. However, they opened fire prompting police officers to retaliate on the grounds of self-defense. One member of the gang sustained a bullet wound in his left knee and was immediately shifted to the hospital and is now stable,” said Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra.
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The DCP also stated that the latest investigation pointed out that the criminals hailed from outside the state, reportedly from Madhya Pradesh. Till the last reports came in, an investigation was on where a scientific team was collecting bullet shells and other incriminating materials used by the gang.
