Late last night, police in Mawana, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, engaged in a confrontation with criminals preparing to slaughter a cow in a sugarcane field along the Ataura Road canal. One of the accused was shot in the leg in retaliatory fire and was subsequently arrested while injured. His accomplice, taking advantage of the darkness and the sugarcane field, escaped from the scene. Police recovered a live cow, an illegal pistol, cartridges, and cow slaughter equipment from the scene. According to police, they received information from an informant that two men had taken a calf to a sugarcane field near the Ataura Road canal to slaughter it. Upon receiving the information, a police team from the Mawana police station arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area. Police warned the accused to surrender, but the criminals opened fire on the police team.
In this incident in Mawana, one of the accused was shot in the leg during a police encounter. The injured accused was identified as Bilal, son of Riyazuddin alias Riyazu, resident of Mohalla Kalyan Singh, Idgah Bypass Road, Mawana town, Meerut district. Police arrested him and sent him to CHC Mawana for treatment. Meanwhile, Bilal’s accomplice, Bhura alias Javed, son of Mahfooz alias Chatu, resident of Falavada Road, Mawana town, took advantage of the darkness and the sugarcane fields to escape. Police teams are conducting combing operations and other efforts to apprehend him. Police have recovered a live calf, an illegal .315-bore pistol, a live cartridge, an empty cartridge, two knives, a dagger, and a dagger from the accused. According to the police, in this case, a case has been registered at Police Station Mawana under FIR No. 311/2026 under Section 109(1) BNS, 3/25/27 Arms Act and 3/5/8 Uttar Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prevention Act and further legal action is being taken.
Several cases are already registered against the accused
According to the police, cases have been filed against the arrested accused, Bilal, in 2020, 2022, and 2026, under various sections of the Cow Slaughter Prevention Act. Meanwhile, seven cases have been filed against the absconding accused, Bhura alias Javed, from 2016 to 2026, under various sections including assault, rioting, attempted murder, the Cow Slaughter Prevention Act, and the Gangster Control Act. Police are conducting combing operations to search for the absconding accused.
