A wanted accused was shot in the leg and arrested during a late-night police encounter in Bihar's Vaishali district on Sunday night, police said. The encounter took place in the Marmala area, under the Sadar police station limits in Hajipur.
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Police said the injured man is Raj Mangal Kumar, alias Chhotu. According to police, the suspects opened fire when they saw the police team, and officers returned fire in self-defence, injuring Kumar in the right leg. He was arrested and admitted to Hajipur Sadar Hospital for treatment.
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His accomplices fled the scene, police said, and raids are under way to trace them. Police said a weapon was recovered from the spot, and the Vaishali Superintendent of Police confirmed the encounter and visited the scene.
Police say Kumar had been active in Vaishali and Samastipur districts for a long time and faces more than a dozen serious cases, including robbery and charges under the Arms Act. Police also name him as the main accused in the Anil Jewellers robbery case in Samastipur. These are police allegations against an accused person and remain to be tested in court.
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Reporting on the encounter also said Kumar had escaped from police custody in 2025 while being taken to court, and that police had been looking for him since then. Further investigation is under way, police said.
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