Varanasi: Jaunpur police arrested five looters after exchanging fire with them after Monday midnight.
Kingpin from a gang suffered a bullet injury while his two mercy managed to escape.
The police station after midnight Monday.
During the check drive, the police tried to intercept the car when the driver tried to stop a truck after overtaking it.
Also saw the police, the criminals fired a shot and tried to escape, said Sahani added that the police also retaliated in the same style.
In return, a firefighter suffered a bullet injury at the foot and fell on the road, he added, two criminals managed to escape while the other six hid in the closest fields arrested.
Naked who was injured, identified to a local hospital, was rushed to a local hospital, SP said.
His friends were identified as Salman of Prayagraj, Meraj Ali, Deepak Singh, MOD Vasik and Majid of Pratapgarh.
Besides the car, the police also recover three revolves made by the country, live cartridges, cellphones looted from them.