Anantapur, Nov. 2 -- The accused in the Raptadu incident was arrested following an exchange of fire with police on the outskirts of the Atmakur forest area in Anantapur district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jagadeesh said on Sunday.

The accused allegedly attempted to attack police personnel with a knife during the operation, injuring an inspector. Police subsequently opened fire, leaving the accused critically injured. He is undergoing treatment at GJ Chananthapuram, the SP said.

Providing details, Jagadeesh said the police had formed around 15 teams to trace the accused following the incident and had been working round the clock.

"Today evening, we got a tip-off that the accused was on the outskirts of the Atmakur forest area. Based...