India, June 13 -- Two men who were allegedly smuggling camels from Rajasthan to Haryana were apprehended after being shot in an encounter with police in Nuh's Ferozepur Jhirka on Friday, police said.

Police said that both the suspects, aged 22 and 23, were residents of Ferozepur Jhirka. They were on their way to Nuh with smuggled camels from Rajasthan in a pickup van for illegal slaughtering and meat supply to some restaurants in Delhi and neighbouring areas.

Five camels, with their mouths and legs tied, along with a country-made pistol, multiple live and empty cartridges and the vehicle were seized from the spot, police said.

Police said that the Nuh crime branch unit led by sub-inspector Mahender Singh received a tip-off about the sm...