MEERUT, May 4 -- A cattle smuggler was arrested in an encounter under Bhojipura police station limits in Bareilly district on Friday, police said. The encounter took place in a field near Faridapur Jagir village after two suspects surrounded by police opened fire, leading to a brief but intense exchange of gunfire in which two cops were also injured. According to police, Laik alias Kalia, who was shot in the right leg during the encounter, is a resident of Alinagar village in Bhojipura. He and was wanted in several cases of cow slaughter and carried a reward of Rs.25,000 on his head. He was arrested, and a country-made pistol, an empty bullet shell, and four live cartridges were recovered from his possession. Police also seized tools used in animal slaughter, ropes, and a motorcycle without a number plate from the scene. The other suspect, Salim alias Kalia, son of Bade Lalla and a resident of Bhuda village in the same police jurisdiction, managed to flee during the encounter. A manhunt has been launched to trace his whereabouts, police said. Additional superintendent of police (north) Mukesh Chandra Mishra confirmed the arrest of Laik, adding that he had a total of eight criminal cases registered against his name -- seven related to cow slaughter and one under the Gangsters Act....