Kendrapara, Feb. 25 -- Notorious criminal Debi Prasad alias Litu was injured in an encounter with police on Tikhiri road under Marshaghai police limits in Odisha's Kendrapara district late last night.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Marshaghai police and Special Squad attempted to apprehend Litu. However, he opened fire at the cops in a bid to escape and tried to flee the spot with a motorcycle.

During retaliation by policemen, Litu sustained bullet injuries on his right leg and fell from the two-wheeler. He was initially admitted to the district headquarters hospital and later shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after his condition deteriorated.

Police have seized a gun and the motorcycle from his posse...