Varanasi, June 30 -- : A joint team of Chandauli police arrested a 27-year-old man from Rohtas district in Bihar on Monday for his alleged links with an interstate cattle smuggling gang. The accused, Akhilesh Kumar, was arrested from his mobile and hardware shop in Khurmabad.

Additional superintendent of police Ananth Chandrashekhar said Akhilesh was wanted in a case registered at Saiyadraja police station under section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on October 9, 2025. He carried a reward of Rs.25,000.

The ASP said a special team, including officers from Saiyadraja and Kandawa police stations, the SWAT team and the surveillance unit, was formed to trace him. The investigation found that the case involved a...