A policeman was today injured during an exchange of fire between police personnel and alleged abductors of a man who they had gone to rescue on Ludhiana-Ferozepur road here.
Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner of Police Dhurman Nimbley said a police team was in search of a man, identified as Robin, who was abducted last night near Bhai Bala chowk here.
Acting on a tip off, police accosted the abductors in the parking lot of a wedding hall here, following which they opened fire.
Head Constable Daljit Singh received a bullet injury in the firing and was admitted to a hospital, where his condition is stated to be stable, police said.
The police managed to free Robin after a counter attack, they said.
One of the abductors, identified as Amandeep Singh from Patiala, was apprehended, said the DCP.
His accomplices, who managed to escape, have also been identified and a hunt is on for them.
