Bhadrak, Dec. 16 -- A notorious criminal was injured in a police encounter in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Tuesday and has been hospitalised.

According to Bhadrak SP Manoj Rout, the encounter took place in the Charampa Malgodown area when the Town Police team tried to stop an attempted robbery at a jewellery shop.

The injured criminal has been identified as Budhia alias Kamalakanta Das, who hails from Tudigadia village near Soro in Balasore district. He was involved in several criminal cases and had come to Bhadrak with the intention of committing a robbery.

Kamalakanta allegedly opened fire at the police team. In retaliation, police fired back, hitting him in the leg. He was seriously injured in the encounter.

The accused was first a...