Two Groups Clash Over Cattle Smuggling in Nagpur; One Injured, Six Booked – News18

One person was injured and shots were fired in a clash between two groups, one of them allegedly involved in cattle smuggling, in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city in the early hours of Friday, police said.

The incident occurred in the Uppalwadi area around 5.30 am, an official said. Sheikh Imran (23), a cattle supplier, reached a petrol pump on Kamptee Road with his three friends and spotted a group transporting cows in an SUV, he said.

Imran and his friends chased the SUV, which stopped in the Uppalwadi area, and the accused, Sheikh Shadab (27) and his accomplice fired shots at them, the official said.

While Imran managed to escape with two of his friends, another member of the group got left behind and was attacked with sharp weapons, he said. Imran later returned to the spot and called the police, and the injured man was rushed to a hospital, where his condition is critical, the official said.

A case has been registered against six persons under section 307 (attempt to murder) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and one of the accused, Sheikh Shadab, has been arrested, he said.

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