Jammu Tawi, May 27 -- Jammu's "most wanted" gangster allegedly escaped during a police operation in the posh Gandhi Nagar locality after a brief exchange of fire with security personnel, officials said on Tuesday.

According to police, acting on a tip-off about the gangster's movement, which the police did not name, in the Green Belt area of Gandhi Nagar, teams of the Special Operations Group (SOG) and Jammu Police launched a special naka operation in the area.

"A team of Police Station Gandhi Nagar along with an SOG party proceeded to the Mini Market area near Green Belt Park, Gandhi Nagar, for operational action against suspected criminals," said police.

During the operation, the suspects allegedly attempted to flee and rammed their v...