Criminal In Madhya Pradesh Snatches Pistol, Opens Fire On Police To Flee

As the police vehicle was stopped for a break between Matguvan and Chhatarpur, and while alighting, the accused snatched the pistol of a policeman and opened fire in an attempt to flee.

A criminal was injured in an encounter after he snatched a policeman's revolver in an attempt to escape custody in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, police said on Monday.

The encounter took place in the Matguvan police station area late on Sunday night, an official said.

Chhatarpur's Superintendent of Police (SP) Agam Jain said the police had arrested Ravindra Singh Parihar, carrying a reward of Rs 30,000, from Pithampur in Dhar district and were bringing to Chhatarpur.