Bangalore :Venkatesh, a rowdy-sheeted at the Subramanyanagar police station, and an accused in a case of attempt to molest and kidnap a woman near shivananda circle on August 13th was fired at and injured in his leg, when he tried to give the police the slip after attacking a constable in the early hours of Tuesday.
On receiving information that Venkatesh would be coming to Maurya junction near Ananda Rao Circle to retrieve the car he had abandoned after the incident of August 13 night, the police lay in wait. Then one of them identified Venkatesh near Palace Cross Road at 2.15 am and sought to stop him.
He was on his motorbike when he noticed the police closing in on him. He sped away but he skidded and fell. As the police went near him to grab him, he brandished a machete and stabbed Krishnamurthy in the back. Krishnamurthy is a constable attached to the Ashoknagar police station. Seeing the danger, his men were in, the Ashok Nagar Police Inspector Rangappa fired a warning shot in the air,asking Venkatesh to surrender and drop his weapon. He did not, and Rangapp fired at his right leg, injuring him.
Both Venkatesh and constable Krishnamurthy were taken to the Victoria Hospital, the police said.
DCP (Central) Sandeep Patil said three teams had been formed to trace Venkatesh.
There are around 10 warrants against Venkatesh who was evading arrest changing residences every month to avoid the police. He will be booked under the Goonda Act, Patil added.
