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Uttar Pradesh Police Intensify Crackdown on Organized Crime with Two High-Stakes Encounters

A cattle smuggling suspect was injured in Lucknow, and a murder suspect was killed in Agra, as law enforcement targets inter-state criminal networks.

The arrests followed weeks of technical surveillance after police intercepted a 12-tyre truck transporting 20 cattle on the Purvanchal Expressway on May 5. (Sourced)
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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.