Three alleged cow slaughterers arrested after encounter in UP
KAUSHAMBI [Maha Media]: Three men were arrested following an encounter that took place when they opened fire on a police team trying to nab them in connection with a cow slaughter incident in Kaushambi, officials said on Monday.
While Tufail Ahmad of Bahadurpur village and Munna of Sharifpur village sustained bullet injuries in their legs during the exchange of fire on Sunday night, the third person, Nayab of Bahadurpur, was caught after a chase, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said.
The action by the joint team of Karari and Manjhanpur police came after police found suspected bovine remains in Tiyara Jamalpur village on November 30. A case under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act was registered and special teams were formed to trace the culprits.
