A rape suspect was arrested after he got injured in a gunfight with police in Noida on Thursday morning, a senior officer said. Â
The man, who was taken to a hospital for treatment after the encounter, is accused of raping a four-year-old girl, the officer said.
"A case was lodged at the Phase 2 Police Station on Wednesday. The suspect was at large. This morning, the police officials got a tip-off about the suspect's possible movement near Sector 83 metro station," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Saad Miya Khan said. Â
"When the suspect was surrounded by a police team, he tried to escape by opening gunfire at the team. A gunfight ensued and he got injured in retaliatory firing by the police after which he was held," Khan said. Â
Police seized a country-made pistol and some ammunition from his possession and took him to a hospital for treatment, the officer said.
The man, identified as Pramod Das, a native of Bihar, was on Wednesday booked under IPC section 376 (rape) and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police said. Â
After the encounter, he was booked under the Arms Act as well as under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder), they added.
