PATNA, July 16 -- One of the main accused in the alleged abduction and subsequent killing of a grocery shop owner was injured in an encounter with the Patna police near the LCT Ghat falling under Buddha Colony police station early Thursday while he was attempting to flee to Nepal, officers said.

Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma said teams were conducting raids to arrest Ravish Kumar when they received intelligence inputs that he was travelling by boat and moving along riverbanks to go to Nepal. Police then set up multiple checkpoints in the area, leading to the encounter.

"When officers tried to intercept him, he opened fire on the police vehicle, forcing the team to fire back in self-defence. Ravish sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg...