JAMMU: One individual, wanted in a recent firing incident at Phallain Mandal area here, has been injured in the retaliatory firing by the police on the Ring Road in Miran Sahib area.

Armed with weapons, Daljot Singh alias Daljot Punjabi of Dashmesh Nagar, Satwari, Jammu, was travelling in a Bolero vehicle along with his associate Aman Singh alias Anu from Samba towards Jammu, a police official said.

On getting information, he said, a naka was established on the Ring Road jointly by SHOs Miran Sahib and Satwari.

When criminals were signalled by the police party, they fired on the police party, he said, adding that in the retaliatory fire in self-defence Daljot Punjabi was also injured.

Accordingly, he was shifted to Government Medical College Jammu, where he is responding to the treatment.

Meanwhile, police have arrested his associated Aman Singh alias Anu.

Further details are awaited.