India, May 16 -- A wanted interstate cattle smuggler, on the run for over two years, was held in an encounter in Palwal early Friday, said police.

Police said the crime branch received a tip-off about the 37-year-old suspect, reaching the Uttawar bypass road with a few of his associates from Mathura for "cattle smuggling".

An officer said a trap was laid, intercepting the suspect, who, after spotting the police, allegedly opened fire, jumped out of a car along with his associates, and fled towards the fields.

The officer said that the personnel chased the suspect and urged him to surrender. "He opened fire again and sustained bullet injuries in the knee and the ankle of each leg when the cops retaliated. He was rushed to a civil hospit...