Two cattle smugglers nabbed in separate encounters in Varanasi, Jaunpur
Varanasi: Police arrested two cattle smugglers in separate encounters in Varanasi and Jaunpur late on Sunday night. Both suffered bullet injury in the exchange of fire and were hospitalised for treatment.
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Regarding the encounter in Varanasi, DCP Varuna Zone Pramod Kumar said that acting on a tip-off, the
cordoned off Pahadi area on Sunday midnight and started checking vehicles. During the checking, the cops signalled two motorcycle-borne persons to stop. However, they tried to escape by accelerating the pace of the vehicle, prompting the cops to start chasing them. Upon seeing this, the miscreants opened fire at the police team.
When the police retaliated, one of them suffered bullet injury in the leg and fell on the road, while the other managed to escape.
The injured miscreant was arrested with a firearm and rushed to the hospital. He was later identified as notorious cattle smuggler Mohammad Irfan of Kaushambi district. A cash reward of Rs 25,000 was kept on him as he was wanted in a case under the Gangsters Act. A total of nine cases were lodged against him with Varanasi, Chandauli, Kanpur Nagar, and Prayagraj police.
His accomplice, who managed to escape, was identified as Mohammad Laiq of Prayagraj.
In Jaunpur, police spotted two suspicious motorcycle-borne persons heading towards Churavanpur from Baksha highway and sounded an alert. The cops later intercepted them near Churavanpur after midnight.
Upon seeing the police, the motorcyclists attempted to flee but lost control and fell down, said officials. Soon after, they opened fire at the police. When Tejibazar police started retaliatory firing, one Raju Yadav (21) of Jalalpur suffered bullet injury in the leg and was arrested, while his accomplice Kaju of Cholapur of Varanasi, managed to escape. Police recovered a country-made revolver, live cartridges, and a motorbike from him.
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