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Four cattle smugglers arrested in encounter

VARANASI: A cattle smuggler was killed whereas two others have been injured in an encounter whereas they have been making an attempt to flee after crushing a police constable to loss of life in UP’s Jaunpur late Saturday evening.Within hours of this incident, one other encounter between cattle smugglers and police came about in neighbouring district of Varanasi, resulting in the arrest of 4 males. Two of the accused sustained bullet accidents on their legs, police mentioned.Jaunpur SP Kaustubh mentioned the encounter in the district came about whereas police checked automobiles on Azamgarh-Varanasi highway following intelligence inputs and tried to cease a pick-up van. “The van broke barricades and fled towards Varanasi, hitting many passers-by in the process. Constable Durgesh Singh tried to stop the van but was crushed under the vehicle. He succumbed to brain hemorrhage around 2.40am,” the SP added.“The smugglers fled towards Varanasi, abandoning their van. They switched to two motorcycles when police surrounded them. They opened fire on the cops. In retaliatory firing, three of the smugglers suffered bullet injuries. Salman, who suffered bullet injury on his chest, died at the hospital,” he added.In Varanasi, 4 cattle smugglers have been arrested following an trade of fireside Sunday morning. Additional DCP, Kashi zone, T Sarvanan, mentioned police have been conducting automobile checks in Dhaphi space once they acquired a tip-off in regards to the motion of cattle smugglers. Police noticed a dashing truck and tried to cease it, however the driver sped previous. “The chase ended near an underpass where the truck got stuck. Four people jumped off the truck and tried to escape. When cops continued the chase, two of them opened fire. In retaliatory action, they sustained gunshot injury on their legs, while two others were nabbed,” the ADCP mentioned. When police checked the truck, they discovered 24 cattle.