Bhubaneswar: A youth, accused of raping a woman at gunpoint in Nayapalli area of the Odisha capital on September 30, was injured in police encounter on Saturday.

The injured accused has been identified as Sreedhar Panda (24) of Jagannath Prasad area in Ganjam. He was reportedly staying at Chakeisiani under Mancheswar police limits in the capital city for last few days.

As per reports, a team of the Nayapalli police traced the accused to Chandaka area of the city on Saturday.

He reportedly tried to attack a police officer with a screw driver when the team made an attempt to arrest him in connection with the case.

The cops fired two rounds in self defence. The accused sustained bullet injuries in his right leg and was rushed to a hospital, police said.

The accused was earlier booked in cases of crime at Khandagiri and Tamando police stations of the city.

As per the complaint, Panda had forcefully entered into the rented accommodation of the woman in Nayapalli area of the city during the night hours of September 30 and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint.

The woman, appointed as an engineer in a private company, was alone in her room. Panda was on the run after committing the crime.

The Commissionerate Police reportedly formed several teams comprising around 100 cops to trace and arrest the accused.

The police officials scanned footage from around 300 CCTV and analyzed technical data to identify the accused.