Alwar: Another shootout between police and men carrying cattle

Police in Rajasthan’s Alwar shot at a truck being allegedly used to smuggle cows early on Monday, officials said, claiming people in the vehicle were the first ones to open fire.

This is the second such case in days. Last week, a man was killed when police in Alwar similarly opened fire to stop a truck.

Officials said Monday’s shootout did not lead to any fatalities and one person was arrested.

“They were smuggling 7 cows and 6 calves from somewhere near Narnaul to their village Palla in Nuh



through Alwar. When they saw the police barricading at Gadpur, they fired at the police parties before taking a turn into a locality,” said Bhiwadi circle officer (CO) Siddhant Sharma.

Sharma said 3-4 shots were fired first at the police team, which returned 4-5 shots.

The vehicle eventually got struck in a narrow street and the men fled on foot before one of the suspects, identified as 35-year-old Umar, was caught since he hurt his leg, according to police. The others were named as Tahir, Haroon and Zubair.