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Cattle Smugglers Leap to Death Fleeing Police
25 Jul
Summary
- One cattle smuggler died after jumping from a bridge to evade police.
- Eleven bovines were rescued from a pick-up van during the incident.
- Two smugglers were injured; one is in police custody, the other died.
In Chandauli district, India, a desperate attempt to evade law enforcement resulted in tragedy early Saturday. Two individuals, identified as cattle smugglers, jumped from the Saidpur-Balua bridge to escape a police vehicle check. Both sustained severe injuries upon landing on a sand bed below.
One of the injured smugglers, identified as Kaju Kumar, 24, later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. The other, Shivanshi Kumar, 22, is receiving treatment while under police custody. A third accomplice, Shakti Kumar, 20, was apprehended by authorities at the scene.
Police had initiated an intensive vehicle-checking drive on the Saidpur-Balua bridge after receiving a tip-off about cattle smuggling activities. Upon spotting the police, the occupants of a pick-up van attempted to flee, leading to the fatal incident.
