Jehanabad, May 22 -- The individual accused of the murder of a young man in Dedhsaiya village of Jehanabad, Bihar, was injured during an encounter on late Thursday night.

The prime accused in the murder case of Deepak Sharma, identified as Vikku Singh, alias 'Ravan', sustained a gunshot wound to the leg during the police encounter.

The Jehanabad Police conducted a late-night encounter. The exchange of fire took place near the Duryari Canal, under the jurisdiction of the Ghosi Police Station in Jehanabad.

According to the police, following his arrest, the accused opened fire on the police team while they were attempting to recover the weapon used in the murder; in the ensuing retaliatory fire by the police, the accused sustained a gunsh...