Sambal (Uttar Pradesh): A man, who is accused of cow slaughter, arrested by the police after an encounter on the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday. The accused identified as Naseem, a resident of Lali Sarai.

"Our teams were conducting a check on Wednesday night. We got information that a criminal was going towards Hasanpur-Gehlua road. He was blocked by the police and he started firing in which a constable sustained bullet injuries. The police also fired at him in which he was wounded," Superintendent of Police, Yamuna Prasad told reporters.