Three persons, allegedly involved in several dacoities and murders in Odisha and neighbouring states, were injured in two separate police encounters near Rourkela town of Sundargarh district Sunday, police said.

Special teams of Rourkela police carried out the encounters in self-defence when the criminals were trying to flee the Lathikata area, an officer said.

The injured were taken to Rourkela Government Hospital for treatment, he said.

Acting on a tip-off, two teams chased them from K Bolanga and Chandiposh police station sides, Bonai Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ram Chandra Biswal said.

“When our teams asked the criminals to stop, they fired, targeting the personnel. The police retaliated. Three criminals were injured in the exchange of fire carried out at two separate plac

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