In yet another firing incident, the Dholpur police opened fire on two illegal cattle smugglers in Lakhimpur district of Assam on Wednesday.

The police opened six rounds of bullets on the two smugglers. According to police reports, both the smugglers were injured in the firing.

Notably, both the smugglers were fired after they attempted to flee from the police custody.

The smugglers have been identified as Mohammad Badar Ali and Abdul Islam. They are residents of Besimari and Panikhaiti respectively.

Both of them have been admitted to the Lakhimpur Civil Hospital for primary treatment.

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