Jamshedpur, Jun 16 (PTI) A chain snatcher sustained injury in police firing after he snatched the service firearm of a sub-inspector and opened fire at cops in Jamshedpur on Tuesday, a police officer said.
The police had taken the chain snatcher, identified as Harpal alias Gabru, to recover a firearm and gold chain he had concealed at a place near Surya Mandi well past midnight on Monday.
Gabru pushed down sub-inspector Sushant and snatched the service pistol and fired three rounds, the SP said.
One police constable present near the spot opened fire in retaliation, which injured Gabru in the leg, the SP said, adding that the miscreant received two bullet injuries in the leg.
The police have shifted Gabru and the sub-inspector to MGM Hospital, where they were undergoing treatment under police custody.
The sub-inspector suffered scratches in the melee and is fine, whereas the condition of Gabru was stated to be stable, police said.
The police have recovered the firearm used in the crime, a looted gold chain, as well as a fake registration number of the two-wheeler.
The SP said police had earlier arrested Gabru and another chain snatcher, Manpreet, for snatching a gold chain from a woman near Ghadi park under Telco police station on Monday evening. PTI BS RG
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