Bank Robbery Accused Sipu Kumar Injured in Police Encounter in Keonjhar Forest
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News18•01-02-2026, 14:30
Bank Robbery Accused Sipu Kumar Injured in Police Encounter in Keonjhar Forest
- •Sipu Kumar, accused in a bank robbery case, was injured in a police encounter in Keonjhar district, Odisha.
- •Kumar, a native of Bihar, was shot in the leg during the encounter in the Tankra jungle on the Odisha-Jharkhand border.
- •He opened fire on the police team, who then retaliated, injuring him.
- •Kumar has been admitted to Barbil hospital, and a country-made gun was seized from him.
- •He was absconding after a bank robbery in Barbil last month and is also involved in murder, armed robbery, and theft cases across Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
Why It Matters: A bank robbery suspect with multiple criminal cases was injured in a police encounter in Keonjhar.
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