Hyderabad: The police constable among two persons have been injured in Hyderabad after a wanted burglar opened fire in the Gachibowli area in Hyderabad on Saturday night, police said.
Official sources said that the incident occurred at Prism Pub in the Financial District when a police team from Central Crime Station Madhapur had gone there to arrest a man wanted in a few criminal cases.
On seeing the policemen, the suspect opened two rounds of fire from a pistol. One of the bullets hit police constable Venkatram Reddy on his thigh. A bouncer (private security person) in the pub was also injured in the firing.
Both the injured were shifted to a hospital. The incident which occurred around 7.30 p.m. triggered panic in the pub.
According to police Venkatrami Reddy along with Pradeep Reddy and Veera Swamy of CCS Madhapur had gone to arrest the most wanted burglar Battula Prabhakar
Gachibowli police later apprehended the assailant. Senior police officials rushed to the spot. Police registered a case and took up further investigation.