New Delhi, April 18 -- A notorious criminal was injured in a police encounter in Delhi's Dwarka area on Friday morning, according to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police-I Dwarka Nishant Gupta.

The accused, Akshay alias Golu, was shot in the foot during a brief exchange of fire with the police.

"On April 17, we received a PCR call at 1.45 am in which the complainant said that someone beat him and snatched his motorcycle," said ADCP Gupta.

Police examined CCTV footage from the area, where the complainant identified the accused. Gupta said the man was recognised by officers as a known Bad Character (BC) of the Najafgarh area.

"Our team recognised him as a BC (Bad Character) of the Najafgarh area, Akshay alias Golu. We registered a c...