In a shocking incident, Vijaykumar Halli, a murder accused in police custody, attacked Shahabad Police Sub-Inspector Suvarna when the former was taken to Tonasanahalli village near Shahabad to recover the murder weapon on Saturday morning.
In self-defence, police personnel on ground also fired two rounds — one in the air and the other at the accused — in an attempt to rescued the officer under attack.
The police officer who was attacked and the accused who was fired at were both injured in the incident and rushed to a hospital in Kalaburagi. The PSI has been kept under observation at an Intensive Care Unit as she sustained critical injuries in the attack.
