Police constable shot in leg during arrest attempt in Birbhum
Constable Biswajit Das is receiving treatment at a hospital after a suspect allegedly opened fire and fled during a police operation.
A police constable sustained a leg injury after a suspect allegedly opened fire on officers during an arrest attempt in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Friday, according to The Pioneer.
The shooting occurred near a closed private nursing home at Laik Bazar, which falls under the Santiniketan police station limits along the Bolpur-Nanoor main road.
Constable Biswajit Das and another officer were on a motorcycle searching for the suspect when they encountered him. When the team tried to take the individual into custody, the suspect allegedly shot at them and ran away.
Personnel from the Santiniketan police station rescued Das and moved him to the Bolpur Sub-Divisional Hospital for medical care.
Police have not released the identity of the suspect or the specific case for which he was being sought. They also clarified that the firing did not happen inside a house and that officers had not been called to a residence prior to the encounter.
An investigation into the incident is currently underway.