Hyderabad, June 19 -- An alleged cattle smuggler was killed and another injured in a shootout against local police in Rajasthan's Deeg district on June 18. The deceased is 30-year-old Ashiq Mev alias Asif, and the injured individual with him is his father, Hasa Mev alias Kada.

Police officials claim to have come across a group of infamous local cattle smugglers near Ghatmika village around 1 pm on the basis of a tip. This group consisted of Hasan and Ashiq, the father-son duo from Kanwari village, and Qasam and Saddam of Ghatmika, all natives of Deeg with a criminal record.

Speaking to reporters, Pahari Station House Officer (SHO) Yogendra Singh stated that the group was on two motorcycles and alleged that the accused smugglers opened f...