MEERUT, Jan. 13 -- A police station house officer (SHO) in Badaun district is under investigation for allegedly fabricating a cattle smuggling encounter and falsely implicating an innocent man, after the accused's family presented mobile location records and CCTV footage proving he was in another city when the crime occurred. The case has triggered action from senior officers, with all raids suspended pending inquiry. The accused's family approached senior police officials with digital evidence showing that the man named in the case was in Bareilly district at the time of the incident, not at the location where the encounter allegedly took place. Rajesh Kaushik, in-charge of Kunwargaon police station, assumed charge on November 1. On November 6, the remains of a prohibited animal were found in Hussainpur Karautiya village forests. A farmer lodged a complaint about the theft and slaughter of his animal. The next morning, police registered a case claiming an encounter with cattle smugglers. Police arrested one person, Sartaj, while naming Shibte Raza, Bablu and Nawase as having fled. During a preliminary inquiry, the DIG Ajay Kumar Sahni found Kaushik's role suspicious. He was summoned to headquarters and instructed not to conduct raids until a detailed investigation was completed. Despite this, the station in-charge allegedly sought help from the Badaun Special Operations Group (SOG) through personal contacts. The SOG raided Arifpur village but did not find the accused. They detained a 70-year-old neighbour, Fareed, and took him to Badaun Kotwali. After complaints to the DIG and SSP Brajesh Kumar Singh, the elderly man was released....