India, March 23 -- A narcotics trafficker was arrested following a gun battle in Itanagar on Saturday evening, police said. Two police officers also were injured during the gunfight.

The accused, Rohit Basumatary, alias Ruhit, was in a car when police officers at a checkpoint asked him to stop. He then accelerated in an attempt to flee but lost control and crashed, after which Basumatary opened fire on the approaching officers.

"Acting on intelligence reports about drug movement in Itanagar, police set up a checkpoint around 6.15 pm. When officers signaled a blue Renault to stop, the driver, instead of complying, accelerated in a desperate bid to evade capture," superintendent of police (SP) Rohit Rajbir Singh said on Sunday.

The polic...