India, Sept. 4 -- A notorious criminal was injured in a police encounter in Odisha's Baleshwar district after he allegedly opened fire at a police team during an operation to foil a suspected dacoity plan, police said.

The incident took place near Ada village under the Simulia police station late Thursday night. According to Superintendent of Police Pratyush Diwaker, the Simulia police station IIC and his team were patrolling the area when they received information that a group of suspected criminals had assembled near Ada village to plan a dacoity.

Acting on the information, the police team reached the spot and spotted five suspicious persons along with two motorcycles. When the police attempted to question them, the suspects allegedly...