New Delhi. Cow smuggler Shahid alias Advani of Nuh Mewat was killed in an encounter with the police in Sohna, Haryana. Police have found two cows from the Thar vehicle of cow smuggler Shahid. Shahid's two companions escaped and fled. More than 40 cases were registered against Shahid in various police stations for serious crimes like murder, robbery, animal smuggling, illegal weapons possession and vehicle theft. When he was arrested in a car theft case in 2018, the list of his crimes came to light. However, after that he escaped by dodging the police. Since then he was in the wanted list of the police.
The team of Nuh Crime Branch had received information that cattle were being transported for smuggling in a black vehicle. After this the police team became alert and chased the concerned black Thar on Sohna-Palwal road. Seeing the police team coming back, the smugglers started firing near Silani Mor. After this there was retaliatory firing from the police side also. In this incident, a smuggler riding a Thar was shot and injured, while his two companions escaped taking advantage of the darkness at 4 am.
Nuh Mewat's notorious cow smuggler Shahid was killed in an encounter by Haryana Police. At the time when we encountered Shahid, he was taking a cow for slaughter in his Thar.
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The police took the injured smuggler to the hospital where doctors declared him dead. He was identified as Shahid alias Advani (27), resident of Khadkhadi, Nuh. Police have sent Shahid's body for post-mortem. Two cows were found in his Thar vehicle, the police have taken both the cows to the cow shed. CCTV footage is being scrutinized to catch other absconding smugglers and the police team is searching for them in the surrounding area.