A suspected cattle smuggler was arrested after a brief encounter with police on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Mahu village in Haryana’s Nuh district on Saturday, officials said.
The police recovered 21 cows from the vehicle of Taufiq, who suffered a bullet wound in the exchange, they said.
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The encounter occurred when Taufiq opened fire at a police team chasing his vehicle around 2 am. Taufiq was injured when the police retaliated, they added.
His accomplice, however, managed to escape. The police said a case has been registered in the matter.