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Rape Accused Injured in Police Firing While Resisting Arrest in Odisha
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:45
Rape Accused Injured in Police Firing While Resisting Arrest in Odisha
- •A man accused of rape sustained a bullet injury in a police encounter near Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
- •The incident occurred when the accused resisted arrest and attempted to attack police personnel with a sharp object.
- •Police opened fire in retaliation, injuring the accused in his right leg.
- •The accused was intercepted by police in the Chandaka area based on a tip-off while he was on a motorbike.
- •He is accused of raping a 26-year-old woman at gunpoint in her rented flat on Wednesday night.
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The man sustained a bullet injury on his right leg when police intercepted him on a motorbike following a tip-off and he attempted to attack officers with a sharp object while resisting arrest.
Following the encounter in the Chandaka area, the injured accused person was shifted to Capital Hospital for medical treatment.
The suspect allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman at gunpoint while wearing a mask at her rented flat in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night.
