Cow smugglers open fire at police in Bareilly, one shot in retaliatory action, 2 escape

Three cow smugglers opened fire at Bareilly police after they tried to stop them during a routine foot patrolling and night march.
The incident took place in the wee hours of Monday. During the night patrol in the Bithri Chainpur police station area of Bareilly, around 4 am on Monday, the police stopped 3 suspicious persons who were spotted dragging a cow with them.
On being stopped by the police for checking, the three miscreants started firing at the police.
In retaliatory firing by the police, one of the three miscreants was shot in the leg while the other two managed to escape taking advantage of darkness and fog. The injured miscreant, who was apprehended, was identified as Arif, the police said, adding that he was admitted to a hospital.