A man accused of cow slaughter was injured in a police encounter in Mawana area of Meerut when he attempted to flee, an official said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday. Police were recovering equipment used for slaughtering cows from Amir when he tried to snatch the pistol of a sub-inspector in a bid to escape, Rajesh Kumar Kamboj, Station House Officer of Mawana police station said.
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