Uttar Pradesh: This cow smuggler opened fire at police team at 4 am; 2 accused managed to escape

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh): Three cow smugglers opened fire at Bareilly police after they tried to stop them during a routine foot patrolling and night march. The incident took place in the wee hours of Monday.

Night patrolling team spots the accused
During the night patrol in the Bithri Chainpur police station area of Bareilly, around 4 am on Monday, the police stopped 3 suspicious persons who were spotted dragging a cow with them.

Police team came under attack
On being stopped by the police for checking, the three miscreants started firing at the police. In retaliatory firing by the police, one of the three miscreants was shot in the leg while the other two managed to escape taking advantage of darkness and fog.

3 cow smuggling cases already registered against Arif
The injured miscreant, who was apprehended, was identified as Arif, the police said, adding that he was admitted to a hospital. Arif already has three cases of cow smuggling registered against him, the police informed, adding that raids are underway for the absconding accused.

"Search operations are underway to catch the other two suspected cattle smugglers. The injured smuggler was identified as Arif. He has 3 cases of cow smuggling registered against him. Further investigation is underway," the Bareilly SP told ANI.

(With inputs from ANI)