Ballia (UP), Oct 14 (PTI) A cattle smuggler carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head was arrested following an encounter in the Dubharh area here, the police said on Tuesday.

Ashok Kumar Yadav (40), a resident of Darampur village in the Phephna area, was nabbed while he was trying to flee to Bihar. He sustained a bullet injury in his leg during the operation, they said.

During checking near the road leading to Janeshwar Mishra Setu on the Green Field Expressway, police signalled a man coming on a motorcycle to stop. However, the motorcyclist started fleeing in the opposite direction while firing at the police team with the intention to kill, Additional Superintendent of Police Kripa Shankar said.

The police chased the man, who again opened fire after finding himself surrounded by the

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