Bangalore:
A 27-year old man was injured when a police sub-inspector shot at him with his pistol when he was trying to flee with a gold chain snatched from a woman here today, police said.
The man, who also allegedly attempted to assault the Sub-Inspector, was injured in the leg in the incident and had been admitted to a local hospital, they said.
"Sub-Inspector Dharmendra was only doing his duty and he fired the shot from his pistol in self-defence", police said.