An encounter took place between Dehradun police and two cow slaughter accused in the Premnagar area on Saturday (November 14, 2026) late at night. One of the accused, named Irshad, was arrested after he was injured in the police firing, while the other one, named Shamim, managed to escape.
The incident happened when a team of police was conducting a checking drive in connection with cow slaughter incidents that happened in the Premnagar police station area. While conducting the checking near the Tea Estate on Thakurpur Road, police personnel noticed the accused arriving on a motorcycle. The police signalled them to stop, but they did not oblige. Instead, they brandished a pistol at the police and sped away. The police rushed behind the accused to catch them, but they kept firing shots at the police. The police also opened fire at the accused in retaliation, in which Irshad was injured.
Irshad was caught and admitted to Premnagar Hospital for medical treatment. He was involved in incidents of cow slaughter in the Tea Estate and Bidhauli Road areas in Premnagar earlier this month. A weapon, a motorcycle, an axe, two knives, and a rope were recovered by the police from the spot. Irshad is a resident of village Khajunawar, police station Fatehpur in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), and Shamim is a resident of village Gandebada, police station Fatehpur in Saharanpur.
Upon receiving information about the encounter, senior police officers, including City SP Shekhar Suyal, arrived at the scene and visited the hospital where Irshad was admitted. Police have launched a combing operation in the area to trace the absconding accused.
The checking drive was being carried out by the police across the district against suspects and criminals under ‘Operation Prahar’. As part of the drive, a team of police was checking vehicles late at night near the T-State when the encounter ensued.
“During checking under Operation Prahar, two suspects riding a Pulsar opened fire on the police. In retaliatory action, Irshad was shot in the leg, while his accomplice abandoned the bike and fled. The accused are from Saharanpur,” SP Suyal said.
The Uttarakhand Police have intensified action against cattle smuggling and cow slaughter activities across the state to put a curb on the menace. A day earlier, on November 14, 2026, the police rescued 11 cattle from two pickup trucks in Ramnagar during a routine check. The drivers of the trucks were arrested. The cattle were tied with ropes and stuffed into the vehicles, which were parked near the house of a man named Maroof in Shaktinagar.
