Bhubaneswar, Aug 19
The police on Tuesday apprehended a dreaded criminal after an encounter near Khandual in Dhanupali police limits of Odisha's Sambalpur district, said officials.
The accused, identified as Md. Samad, a resident of Motijharan in Sambalpur, sustained bullet injuries on his left leg during the encounter with the police team in the early hours.
He was immediately rushed to VIMSAR Medical College and Hospital, Burla, for treatment.
As per police sources, the accused, Samad, along with his brother, Md. Wasim brutally attacked Asfaq Khan of Motijharan with sharp weapons at around 10 p.m. on Monday. Khan later succumbed to injuries caused by the stabbing assault by the accused siblings.
Subsequently, Samad and Wasim escaped the crime scene to avoid arrest.
Based on the complaint lodged by the deceased’s brother, Sambalpur police registered a case (280/25) and launched an investigation.