Bengaluru, Jan 27 (Agencies): Bengaluru police shot and wounded two home burglary suspects at Sapthagiri Layout in Vidyaranyapura during the wee hours of Tuesday.
The shootout took place around 5 am at Saptagiri Layout, when the officials were trying to stop the suspects.
According to the TV reports, police had to open fire in their self-defence as defiant suspects attacked them with iron rods and injured one of the officials. The suspects have sustained gun injuries in their legs in the police firing and were rushed to a government hospital to treat their wounds.
In the incident, police head-constable Nagabhushan sustained injuries, and has been admitted to a hospital.
The suspects have been identified as Mithun and Akhil, both from West Bengal. They were trying to commit a home burglary at Sapthagiri Layout when a team of cops confronted them, according to TV reports.
A case has been registered in Vidyaranyapura police station.