An assistant sub-inspector of police was shot by two criminals during an operation but the raiding police team managed to arrest the two at a village in Purnia district today.
Superintendent of Police Ajit Kumar Satyarthi said a police team, acting on a tip-off, raided Sukhshan village under Barhara police station to arrest Sushil Mandal alias Mahatma and Pankaj Mandal alias Kishore Mandal.
The criminals had fired on the policemen in a bid to escape, but the men in uniform retaliated and apprehended the duo with two pistols and five cartridges, the SP said.
Assistant sub-inspector Virendera Kumar sustained injuries in the firing and was hospitalised.
The two were wanted in several cases of murder, loot and other offences.
