Meerut, June 16 -- An alleged cow smuggler was injured in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Kumar said on Monday.

The miscreant in the incident, which took place on Sunday evening, was identified as one Yameen. SP Rakesh Kumar stated that police opened fire in an act of self-defence and further stated that a search has been initiated for other associates of the miscreant.

"In the Bhavanpur Police Station limits, the police tried to check a few suspicious people... suddenly, fire was opened on the police team...In an act of self-defence, one of the miscreants named Yameen, who was involved in cow smuggling was shot. His associates are being searched for... several instruments, including kn...