Lucknow, Dec 18 || Two cow smugglers were injured, and one was arrested in two separate police encounters in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur and Ballia districts, officials said on Thursday.
In Jaunpur, an encounter took place between police and cow smugglers in the Khuthan police station area late on Wednesday. During the exchange of fire, a notorious cow smuggler was injured by a bullet in police retaliation, while one of his associates was arrested after being surrounded by the police. A Swift car without a number plate, a country-made pistol, two empty cartridges and some cash were recovered from the spot, according to the police.
Khuthan Police Station Officer Chandan Kumar Rai, along with the police and crime team, was deployed near the Marhat culvert when they received information from an informer that an unregistered vehicle was approaching the area from Gabhiran. Acting on the tip-off, the police cordoned off the area and began checking vehicles.
Soon after, a suspicious car arrived at the spot. When police attempted to stop it, the occupants opened fire on the police team. In retaliatory action, Rohit Yadav, a resident of Ghughuri Sultanpur under the Sarpataha police station area of Jaunpur, sustained a bullet injury.