UP: Suspected cow smuggler carrying bounty of Rs 25,000, nabbed by women police team in encounter

Police were searching for the suspected cow smuggler for a long time. Finally acting on a tip-off a women team of police personnel was set up. The women team launched a search operation and arrested him in an encounter.

Kushinagar:A team of women cops from four police stations arrested a suspected cow smuggler, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on him, following an encounter. The suspect, accused in several cases, was shot in the leg during a retaliatory firing by the police.

The incident took place in Ramkola police station area. The accused, Imamul alias Bihari, a resident of Parsauni Khurd of Ramkola police station area was on the run for many days. Imamul has over a dozen of cases lodged against him in Kushinagar, Gorakhpur and Sant Kabirnagar police stations.

Police had been searching for Imamul for a long time but he had been avoiding arrest so far. Acting on a tip-off, a team was set up with women police officers from four police stations. Led by inspector Suman Singh of Barwan Patti police station, the team comprised sub inspector Princey Pandey of Khadda police station, sub inspector Chanda Yadav of Kotwali Padrauna, constable Sangeeta Yadav and constable Priyanka Singh.

On information that the accused is near the Mehdiganj Amdaria canal in Ramkola police station area, the special team reached the spot on Thursday night. Seeing the area being cordoned off, the accused tried to escape and shot at the team. In a retaliatory firing, the accused was shot in the leg and he fell down. Police arrested him and recovered a pistol, cartridges and a bike from the spot.

Superintendent of Police Dhawal Jaiswal said that Imamul had a reward of Rs 25,000 on him and was actively involved in cow smuggling and other crimes in Gorakhpur, Kushinagar and Sant Kabir Nagar areas. The Kushinagar police had been searching for him for a long time and finally he was arrested by the team of women police personnel, Jaiswal said.