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Mirzapur (UP), Dec 17 (PTI) Police on Wednesday rescued 33 cattle allegedly being illegally transported for slaughter and arrested two suspected cow smugglers after an encounter, officials said.

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on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a truck on which cattle were allegedly being transported from Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district to Bihar on the highway service lane near the Tenduai overbridge, the officials said.

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When the police tried to stop the vehicle, the suspects got down and allegedly opened fire in an attempt to evade arrest. In retaliatory action, one of the alleged smugglers, identified as Sonu Bind, a resident of Chakrapanpur under the Mirzamurad police station in the Varanasi district, sustained a bullet injury in his leg.

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Bind was taken into custody and sent to hospital under police guard, they said.

The second accused, Mithilesh Kumar, also a resident of Chakrapanpur in the Varanasi district, was injured after being hit by a vehicle during the incident and was apprehended on the spot.

The police recovered 33 cattle – 15 cows and 18 bulls and calves – allegedly being transported in a cruel manner for slaughter.

An illegal .315 bore country-made pistol along with one live cartridge and an empty shell were also seized from the spot.

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A case has been registered at the Lalganj police station in the matter and further probe is on, police said. PTI COR ABN MNK MNK

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Two suspected cow smugglers arrested after encounter in UP's Mirzapur

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