Bhopal, Nov 28 || A man, accused of raping a six-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, has been arrested following a short "encounter" in Bhopal on Friday.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kamlesh Kharpuse, the accused, Salman, was arrested from Bhopal between 3.30 a.m. to 4 a.m. in Bhopal.
The ASP said that when the police were taking Salman to Gauharganj, their vehicle's tyre got punctured on the way.
He said that the accused tried to flee the scene in between.
"The accused was being shifted in another vehicle, and in the meantime, he tried to snatch SI Shyam Singh's gun and attempted to open fire. In response, police fired at his leg, in which he got injured," ASP Kharpuse added.