India, March 11 -- A 25-year-old man was injured after Meghalaya Police allegedly opened fire during a confrontation with a group from Wajidpur and nearby areas while escorting an accused in an ATM robbery case in Nuh district on Tuesday evening, officials said. Police said the firing was carried out in self-defence after locals attempted to free the accused from custody.

The injured man, identified as Tarif Khan, a resident of Shikarawa village, sustained a bullet injury above his left knee and was taken to Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College in Nalhar for treatment, officers added. Police said his condition is stable.

According to officials, a team of Meghalaya Police was escorting Rahul Khan, a resident of Wajidpur u...