Following a tip-off, constables Kapil and Vakeel were sent to nab history-sheeter Pavan Jatav, who had been absconding, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Singh Chandel said.

When the policemen tried to nab Jatav, he fire at them with a gun. Constable Kapil received bullet injury in his stomach, he said.

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Even after being injured, Kapil and the other constable continued to hold the criminal and in the meantime a police team reached the spot, the official said.

The injured policeman is undergoing treatment in a hospital and his condition is stable, he said.

Chandel said several criminal cases had been registered against Jatav in different police station limits of the district.