GURGAON: A team of the cow task force came under fire while chasing suspected cattle smugglers near Pathreri on the Bilaspur-Tauru road early on Sunday.The smugglers allegedly fired two rounds at the police team around 4am, but no one was injured. Police arrested one suspect at the spot, while three others escaped under the cover of darkness.The incident took place when a cow task force team led by assistant sub-inspector Sunil Kumar was on patrol.The team received information that a group of cattle smugglers was transporting two bulls in a pickup truck from Sonipat to Tapukara in Rajasthan.The team tried to intercept the pickup near Pathreri. However, the occupants allegedly opened fire at the police personnel and attempted to flee. The team chased the vehicle and managed to apprehend one of the suspects, while the other three escaped.The arrested man was identified as Shohaib, a resident of Tauru. During questioning, he named the three men who escaped as Zubair, Ashiq and Naari. Police said all three were from different villages in the Tauru area.The police seized the pickup and rescued the two bulls being transported in it. Bilaspur police registered a case and launched a search for the three men who escaped.
