Anandapur: A well-known criminal sustained injuries during a confrontation with Nandipada police near Chenapadi in the Anandapur region of Kendujhar district, Odisha.

According to reports, the individual, identified as Arjun Pradhan, has purportedly been involved in over 20 criminal cases spanning Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand. He allegedly fired upon the police during the encounter.

In response, law enforcement returned fire, resulting in a bullet striking his right leg. Pradhan was first taken to Anandpur Medical before being transferred to Cuttack in critical condition.

Notably, Pradhan was the main suspect in a robbery that targeted a gold trader in Bantal village under the jurisdiction of Soso police station on September 27 of this year. Reports indicate that the trader was shot at during this incident.

Hailing from Dashamania village within the Jakhapura police station area in Jajpur district, Pradhan has multiple criminal cases filed against him in various police stations across Odisha and other states.