Two cops injured in encounter with cattle smugglers in UP's Kaushambi district

PRAYAGRAJ: Two cops including a sub-inspector were injured during an encounter with cattle smugglers in Kaushambi district on Friday evening. A cattle smuggler received bullet injury in his leg in retaliatory firing by cops. Police arrested three cattle smugglers and rescued 27 cattle stuffed inside a container.
According to reports, SHO Kokhraj, PK Rai acting on a tip-off tried to intercept a container carrying cattle to West Bengal near Nanmai village but the persons in the container tried to flee.Cops gave a chase and managed to overtake the container near Malak Bhayal village. However, the container driver hit police vehicle following which it rammed into the road divider.
The persons in the container opened fire on cops resulting in bullet injuries to sub-inspector Siddarth Singh in his arm, while a constable was injured due to collision of a police vehicle with road divider, ASP Samar Bahadur said. One of the cattle smugglers, Sheetal Prasad of Agra was injured in the leg when cops opened fire in retaliation and were nabbed with two of his accomplices.