Simulia (SunstarTV Bureau): The police officials on Saturday afternoon encountered the dreaded gangster Sheikh Harder, who allegedly tried to fleed the spot on the way to Baripada circle jail.
During the encounter, the gangster was critically injured and hospitalised in Balasore.
According to sources, amid the tight security Haider was shifted from Chowdwar Jail in Cuttack to Baripada circle jail. At around 3.20 pm, on the midway of Simulia, he told cops to stop the vehicle for a while to attend nature’s call.
In a bid to run away, he tried to snatch the service gun from the cop, who escorted him. To control the situation, a Sub-Inspector opened fire at the gangster leaving him injured, informed Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh at a presser.
He suffered bullet injuries in his stomach and was rushed to a hospital in Balasore for treatment.
Haider’s health condition is stated to be critical.
