Overview
- The exchange followed specific intelligence that Chandan was riding a motorcycle in the area with a firearm, police said.
- Officers at a special picket near NIT signalled two riders to stop, the pair allegedly tried to flee and fired three rounds at the team.
- Police said they shot back in self-defence, striking Afzal alias Imran, 34, and Chandan alias Kaku, 31, in the legs.
- The injured were taken to Rao Harish Chandra Hospital and then referred to Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital for treatment, according to officials.
- Two pistols, five empty cartridges, two mobile phones and the motorcycle were seized at the spot, and a new case for attempt to murder and Arms Act offences is being registered.