Patna, July 14 (UNI) Two persons, including a police officer, sustained gunshot injuries during an encounter in Bihar’s Khagaria district on Thursday.
The encounter took place at Satghatta village under Alauli police station on Thursday morning. The accused Sagun Yadav along with two of his aides were involved in a firing at Rampur Chowk in the morning.
“We learned about three criminals who fired several rounds at Rampur Chowk and fled to Satghatta village. Accordingly, a team from the Alauli police station reached Satghatta village.
The accused, after seeing the police team, two of them fled from the village on a motorcycle while Shgun Yadav failed. When the police team asked for surrender, he opened fire on them,” said Sumit Kumar, DSP of Khagaria (Sadar).
During the encounter, Shagun Yadav fired several rounds at the police team and one bullet hit on the thigh of SI Rajiv Kumar.
