Bengaluru: The Central Division police shot and injured a notorious rowdy and his associate after they allegedly attacked two policemen with lethal weapons when the police tried to arrest them on Monday afternoon in Palace Road,  Sadashivnagar.

The gang leader, George, and his associate Deva, who were injured, and another aide, Sathish, were arrested. Ashoknagar police station SI Hazresh Killedar and constable Raghavendra were also injured in the attack. All of them have been shifted to Victoria Hospital.

Recently, George and his gang members assaulted two police constables, who were on rounds in mufti, in Viveknagar police limits. The police arrested five of them, while George escaped. The police had formed a special team to nab the accused.

On Monday, the team got a tip-off that George and his three aides were hiding in a white Maruti van waiting for someone on Palace Road. Immediately, a team of 11 policemen, including Mr Killedar and Mr Raghavendra, swung into action.

Two other aides of George tried to escape, but the police managed to catch Sathish. In the meantime, the other policemen reached the spot and shifted the two injured cops and two rowdies to Victoria Hospital.

Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Alok Kumar and Mr Patil visited the spot. George has dacoity, robbery and extortion cases registered against him. Efforts are on to nab the fourth accused.