Bihar: Police arrest man after brief encounter in Patna

Bihar: Police arrest man after brief encounter in Patna

Patna, Mar 11 (PTI) Bihar Police on Wednesday arrested a criminal following a brief exchange of fire in Patna’s Fatuha locality, officials said.

The identity of the arrested person is yet to be ascertained. Police recovered a country-made pistol and 1,200 live cartridges from his possession.

Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma told reporters, “The incident took place at Fatuha in the evening. The local police station received information that some criminals were preparing to commit a crime and formed a trap. On noticing, the criminals fired at the team. Police retaliated with controlled firing and overpowered one of the criminals.” He said the criminal sustained a bullet injury in his leg and is undergoing treatment at a government hospital. PTI PKD MNB

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