PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 5 -- Two men allegedly carrying beef in an auto-rickshaw were arrested following an encounter near Bhita village under Sandeepan Ghat police station limits early Tuesday morning, officials said. One of the accused was shot in the leg and admitted to hospital, they added.

According to superintendent of police Rajesh Kumar, around 5 am, police received information about cow slaughter near Bhita village. Acting on the tip-off, station house officer Shashikant Mishra and Special Operations Group (SOG) in-charge Vipin Singh, along with their team, reached the spot and found the accused loading beef into an auto-rickshaw for sale.

When the police team tried to apprehend them, the accused allegedly opened fire. Police returned ...