UP: Cop injured in encounter with cow smugglers

A police constable was injured in an encounter with suspected cow smugglers in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district. Police said that the encounter took place after receiving a tip-off that gangsters were in the vicinity under the jurisdiction of Nakhasa police station.

"Three criminals on a motorcycle fired at the police when we tried to stop them. One of out of three criminals has been arrested and is a cow smuggler from Rampur. The remaining two criminals fled the spot," Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sambhal Pankaj Pandey told ANI. "During the encounter, a police constable, Ashish Kumar, was injured in firing by criminals," he said.

An investigation into the matter is underway.