LUCKNOW, Oct. 27 -- Kakori police here arrested two alleged cattle smugglers and rescued five cows being transported illegally in a pickup vehicle on Sunday, they said. The rescue was part of an ongoing crackdown against illegal cattle trafficking.

During a routine checking drive at Kanthingra underpass, a police team received inputs about a pickup with no number plates that was headed towards Lucknow from the Agra Expressway. The vehicle was intercepted near Rewari toll plaza, and two persons were detained, stated a note issued by the department.

The arrested accused were identified as Rajan Chauhan (21) from Chaubepur in Varanasi and Amit Kumar Gupta (32) from Syedaraja in Chandauli. Police also rescued five cows and seized the vehicl...