Lucknow civic team attacked while seizing cattle, two held

A Lucknow Municipal Corporation team and police personnel were attacked with stones while seizing cattle in the Budheshwar area of Para police station on Monday. The attack left several civic employees and Budheshwar outpost in-charge Vinay Patel injured, and four government vehicles had their windows smashed. The team managed to seize 18 buffaloes from the spot.

Police have arrested two women, Khushboo and Afreen, and sent them to jail. Around a dozen other accused remain at large, and multiple police teams are conducting raids to trace them. Aajtak reports that a possible connection between the accused and slain mafia don Atiq Ahmed has emerged, but police are still investigating this link, there is no official confirmation yet.

Two separate FIRs have been registered based on complaints from the municipal corporation and the station house officer. Authorities are also probing the properties and alleged illegal constructions linked to the accused.