Overview
- In Lucknow, police intercepted a 12-tyre truck carrying 20 cattle on May 5, leading to a gunfight that injured suspect Shoaib, who has over eight FIRs against him.
- Shoaib's two accomplices remain at large as authorities investigate the broader cattle smuggling network operating across state borders.
- In a separate operation on May 6 in Agra, murder suspect Aman was killed in retaliatory police firing while his brother Sumit was apprehended.
- The Agra operation targeted suspects linked to the murder of Yogesh Chaudhary, a jeweler, with stolen gold recovered during the raid.
- Police are still pursuing Farooq, another suspect in the Agra case, who has a Rs 50,000 bounty on his head.