India, Nov. 28 -- The accused arrested in the alleged rape case of a six-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh was injured in an encounter with the police on Friday.

The accused, identified as Salman, tried to flee after snatching a sub-inspector's gun, following which he was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment, news agency PTI reported, citing Raisen Superintendent of Police (SP), Ashutosh Gupta.

Further, the Superintendent said that the accused was arrested from the Gandhinagar area and was being taken to Raisen. He was absconding for the last five days, and police teams were searching for him.

While being taken to the police station, Salman tried to jump out of the vehicle, snatched the pistol of an inspector and f...