India, July 22 -- Two persons accused in the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra at a prominent hospital of Patna were injured during an encounter with special task force (STF) at Bihar's Bhojpur district while one of their associates was arrested, police said on Tuesday.

Shahabad range deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Satyaprakash confirmed the incident and said that the alleged shooters Balwant Kumar Singh (22) and Ravi Ranjan Singh (20) are said to be residents of Buxar while Ravi Ranjan is native of Bhojpur.

Out of five shooters seen in CCTV footage, the third was identified as Balwant and fifth as Ravi Ranjan. Balwant is named accused in the Chandan Mishra murder case and Patna police pasted proclamation order at his house on...