The Nuh police arrested a cow smuggler after a brief encounter on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Tuesday morning, while three of his accomplices escaped. The accused sustained gunshot injuries to his legs during the exchange of fire and was admitted to Nalhar Medical College for treatment.
The police recovered seven cattle loaded in a pickup vehicle, along with an illegal firearm and cartridges, from the spot. An FIR has been registered against the accused.
According to the police, the encounter took place around 5 am on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway when the smugglers were transporting cattle in a pickup vehicle. A joint team of the CIA, Tauru, and the Nuh police had set up a barricade near the Basai village cut on the expressway. Soon, a car and a pickup vehicle were seen travelling on the wrong side of the road. The police signalled them to stop, but both drivers broke through the barricade, sped away and tried to flee. The police teams then chased the vehicles. The car driver escaped under the cover of darkness, while police continued to pursue the pickup vehicle.
“During the chase, the accused in the pickup vehicle opened fire at the police team. Soon after, they got out of the vehicle while firing and tried to escape on foot. In retaliatory action, one accused was shot in the leg and fell at the spot, while the others managed to flee. The pickup vehicle also rammed into a truck parked ahead. We apprehended one accused and admitted him to hospital,” said a senior police officer.
The police identified the accused as Jamshed (22), a resident of Bhootkavas village in Alwar district of Rajasthan.
“An FIR has been registered at Ferozpur Jhirka Sadar police station and the injured accused has been admitted to hospital. A pickup vehicle carrying seven cattle has also been seized. Further investigation is under way and raids are being conducted to arrest the remaining accused,” said a spokesperson for Nuh police.
