There was an encounter between cow smugglers and police late on Sunday night in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. In police retaliation, two cow smugglers were shot in their legs. A constable was also injured by the bullets of miscreants. The injured smugglers and constables were admitted to the Community Health Centre. Police have arrested three cow smugglers from the spot. The remaining five smugglers fled from the spot.
Actually, Katra police station had received information from an informer that some cow smugglers were slaughtering a cow in the forest of Kamalapur. After this the police team surrounded the cow smugglers. During this, cow smugglers started firing on the police team. In retaliatory firing by the police, two cow smugglers Mohammad Zafar Qureshi and Rahim were shot in their legs.
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Constable named Tarun injured due to bullet injury
At the same time, a constable named Tarun was injured by a bullet fired by cow smugglers. Police have arrested three cow smugglers from the spot, while five other cow smugglers present there fled from the spot. Efforts are being made to arrest the absconding cow smugglers. Police have recovered a cow and sharp weapons from the spot.
SSP said this in the matter
ASP Manoj Kumar Awasthi said that late night the police received information that some people were slaughtering a cow near the forests of Kamlapur. When the police reached the spot and tried to arrest them, the miscreants opened fire on the police team. In retaliatory firing by the police, two smugglers were shot and a constable was injured in the firing by the smugglers. Police have arrested a smuggler named Asif from the spot. The two injured smugglers and the policeman have been admitted to the Community Health Centre. The remaining five smugglers fled from the spot, teams have been deployed to search for them. He will be arrested soon.