<p>Noida: Four men allegedly involved in cow slaughter cases were arrested following a shootout here on Saturday morning, police said.</p>.<p>The four men were caught in a joint operation of Gautam Buddh Nagar's Jarcha Police Station and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad, they said.</p>.Term 'stray' will no longer be used for cows in Rajasthan, announces minister Joraram Kumawat.<p>Bijnor residents Armaan and Sagir, Umesh from Hapur, and Shahzad from Gautam Buddha Nagar have been arrested.</p>.<p>Police said they had slaughtered a cow near the crematorium in Jarcha Police Station area four days ago, creating tension in the area.</p>.<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashok Kumar Singh said that they received a tip-off regarding the presence of the four men in the Jarcha Police Station area. A joint team was formed and they began a search, he said.</p>.<p>Singh said that the four men were seen coming in a van near Khatana canal. When the police asked them to stop, they opened fire, he said.</p>.<p>In retaliatory firing by police, Armaan and Umesh were shot in the leg, after which all four of them were arrested, the ADCP said.</p>.<p>Pistols, cartridges and tools used in cow slaughter have been recovered from them, he said.</p>.<p>"During interrogation, the criminals have confessed to many incidents of cow slaughter," the officer said. </p>
<p>Noida: Four men allegedly involved in cow slaughter cases were arrested following a shootout here on Saturday morning, police said.</p>.<p>The four men were caught in a joint operation of Gautam Buddh Nagar's Jarcha Police Station and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad, they said.</p>.Term 'stray' will no longer be used for cows in Rajasthan, announces minister Joraram Kumawat.<p>Bijnor residents Armaan and Sagir, Umesh from Hapur, and Shahzad from Gautam Buddha Nagar have been arrested.</p>.<p>Police said they had slaughtered a cow near the crematorium in Jarcha Police Station area four days ago, creating tension in the area.</p>.<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashok Kumar Singh said that they received a tip-off regarding the presence of the four men in the Jarcha Police Station area. A joint team was formed and they began a search, he said.</p>.<p>Singh said that the four men were seen coming in a van near Khatana canal. When the police asked them to stop, they opened fire, he said.</p>.<p>In retaliatory firing by police, Armaan and Umesh were shot in the leg, after which all four of them were arrested, the ADCP said.</p>.<p>Pistols, cartridges and tools used in cow slaughter have been recovered from them, he said.</p>.<p>"During interrogation, the criminals have confessed to many incidents of cow slaughter," the officer said. </p>