PATNA, July 11 -- Sachin Kumar Singh, who was arrested from Ranchi in Jharkhand on charges of killing two persons, Gunjan Kumar Singh and Sittu Kumar Singh, was injured in a police encounter early on Saturday after he allegedly fired at a police team and tried to escape from custody in Bihar's Banka district, officials said.

Sachin suffered a bullet injury to his right leg and is undergoing treatment at the government-run Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH), Bhagalpur.

The encounter took place when the accused was being taken to the Baliya forest under the Amarpur police station area, where he had allegedly concealed the firearm used in the double murder. Banka Superintendent of Police (SP) Amitesh Kumar said that aft...