LUCKNOW, May 17 -- A suspected cattle smuggler was injured in police firing late Friday night in Lucknow's Gosaiganj area after he allegedly opened fire at a police team. The operation led to the arrest of five members of an inter-state smuggling gang active across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, police said on Saturday.

Deputy commissioner of police (South) Nipun Agarwal said the accused, Shoaib alias Ganda, was shot in the leg during retaliatory firing by the police and has been admitted to a hospital. Shoaib has a criminal history including murder and cattle smuggling. He, along with Jabir, Faizan, Munir, and Firasat, was wanted in several cases across multiple districts.

The arrests followed weeks of technical surveillance after poli...