A man booked in seven criminal cases was arrested after he sustained injuries in a police encounter in Baghpat district on Wednesday, police said.
Sonu Jat was on a motorcycle when police flagged down his vehicle for checking on Bijraul Road but he opened fire. In retaliatory firing a bullet hit Jat's leg, said Station House Officer, Baraut Kotwali, Ajay Sharma.
He said the police team then took Jat to a health centre.
A country-made pistol and a motorcycle without a number plate has been recovered from the criminal, Sharma added.
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