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Police And Miscreant Face Off In Pratapgarh, Cow Smuggler Shot In Encounter, Arrested And Sent To Hospital

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Amit Kumar
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January 19, 2026

Police officers interrogating a cow smuggler injured in a police encounter in Pratapgarh in the hospital. Hundred. Police Media Cell

Jagran correspondent, Pratapgarh. There was an encounter between police and miscreants in the forest near Delhipur on Monday morning. Seeing the police being surrounded, the cow smuggler riding a bike opened fire on the police. In retaliatory firing, the criminal, a resident of Mauaima, Prayagraj, was shot in the leg. The police arrested him and admitted him to the hospital in an injured condition. He is being interrogated.

When the severed head of the cow was found, the police station was surrounded.

The severed heads of three cows were found on the banks of Bakulahi river in Barsanda, Delhi on Saturday morning. Akash Singh had filed a report in this matter. Their cattle were stolen and slaughtered. Due to this, tension spread and angry people even surrounded the police station.

Police were conducting raids in search of the accused

After registering the case in this case, the police was identifying those accused of cow slaughter and raiding their possible hideouts. Meanwhile, on Monday morning in the forest near Delhipur, the police had an encounter with the accused cow rider Naushad Qureshi, son of a lawyer, resident of Mauaima town. When the police tried to stop him and check him, he started firing. On this the police responded and opened fire, which hit him in the leg. Due to this he fell. The police team arrested cattle smuggler Naushad Qureshi and admitted him to Raja Pratap Bahadur Hospital.

Other people will also be caught: ASP East

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) East Shailendra Lal and CO Raniganj Vinay Prabhakar Sahni interrogated the arrested cattle smuggler at Raja Pratap Bahadur Hospital. Additional Superintendent of Police said that the accused is a vicious cattle smuggler. His criminal history is being explored in detail. Other people involved in this incident will also be caught.

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