Rohtak, Feb. 9 -- Five members of a gang involved in cattle thefts in Haryana were arrested following an exchange of fire with Charkhi Dadri police in Bhiwani on Friday night, said police on Saturday. The police recovered a pick-up vehicle and a country-made pistol from their possession.

The accused were identified as Raju, Rehan, Petu, Baba and Aasan, all of Uttar Pradesh. Charkhi Dadri deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Dinesh Yadav said they had received a tip-off about the movement of cattle thieves, following which they laid a naka near Bond Kalan village.

"After seeing the police party, the thieves changed the direction of their vehicle and fled towards Bhiwani. We started chasing them and alerted the Bhiwani police. After seei...