India, June 22 -- A wanted criminal serving life sentences in 2 murder cases was killed in an encounter with Haryana Police in Sonipat on Sunday after allegedly opening fire on a police team attempting to arrest him.

According to police, Gopal, a resident of Atayal village in Sonipat district, was being tracked based on intelligence inputs that he was planning to target a rival. A joint team of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA)-1 and CIA Ganaur launched an operation to apprehend him.

Police said Gopal fired indiscriminately at officers while trying to evade arrest. Two bullets struck police vehicles, while Head Constable Devender sustained a gunshot injury to his hand during the exchange of fire. The police team retaliated in self-de...