Hyderabad, July 1 -- In a major breakthrough, the Nalgonda police arrested a notorious interstate burglary gang wanted in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh after an armed confrontation during an operation near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) under the limits of the Adibatla Police Station on June 30.

The police said the prime accused, Bhusmi Srikanth alias Ammiraju, 41, allegedly attacked a police team with an iron rod and a knife while attempting to evade arrest. A head constable sustained injuries in the attack. After firing three warning shots in the air, the police opened fire in self-defence, injuring the accused in his leg before overpowering him.

According to Nalgonda Superintendent of Police Sharath Chandra Pawar, the accused is a hardened...