Amroha, May 27 -- A wanted criminal involved in multiple cow slaughter cases was injured in a police encounter during a late-night checking operation in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district, while another suspect managed to escape, officials said on Tuesday.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kumar said the incident occurred between the night of May 26 and 27 in a village under Didauli Police Station jurisdiction.

"On the intervening night of 26-27 May, a checking was conducted in a village under the Didauli Police Station area. During that, two people came on a bike. When the police team tried to stop them, they did not cooperate and opened fire on the police. One head constable was injured in the incident," said the SP.

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