<p>Police have arrested two cattle smugglers following an encounter in the district's Kharkhauda area, officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Their three companions, however, managed to escape and efforts are underway to arrest them, they said.</p>.<p>Senior Superintendent of Police Rohit Singh Sajwan said, "Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Kharkhauda police station raided a village during the early hours. The police team cornered some cattle smugglers who opened fire on them in a bid to escape."</p>.<p>One of the smugglers was shot in the leg in retaliatory firing by the police.</p>.<p>"One Shadab, a resident of Ghosipura in the Kharkhauda area, was shot in the leg. Another smuggler, identified as Aftab, was arrested along with him,"said Sajwan.</p>.<p>The police have lodged an FIR regarding the incident and initiated an investigation. A team has been formed to identify and arrest the absconding smugglers.</p>
<p>Police have arrested two cattle smugglers following an encounter in the district's Kharkhauda area, officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Their three companions, however, managed to escape and efforts are underway to arrest them, they said.</p>.<p>Senior Superintendent of Police Rohit Singh Sajwan said, "Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Kharkhauda police station raided a village during the early hours. The police team cornered some cattle smugglers who opened fire on them in a bid to escape."</p>.<p>One of the smugglers was shot in the leg in retaliatory firing by the police.</p>.<p>"One Shadab, a resident of Ghosipura in the Kharkhauda area, was shot in the leg. Another smuggler, identified as Aftab, was arrested along with him,"said Sajwan.</p>.<p>The police have lodged an FIR regarding the incident and initiated an investigation. A team has been formed to identify and arrest the absconding smugglers.</p>