Student mistaken for cow smuggler chased for 25 km, killed

A 19-year-old Class 12 student was shot dead after he was mistaken for a cattle smuggler in Haryana's Faridabad. The accused chased the victim's car for nearly 25 kilometers before killing him. Five people were arrested in connection with the incident.

The arrested men, Anil Kaushik, Varun, Krishna, Adesh, and Saurabh, allegedly chased Aryan Mishra and his friends, Shanky, Harshit, and two girls on the Delhi-Agra National Highway.

According to sources, the cow vigilantes had received information that some cattle smugglers in Renault Duster and Toyota Fortuner cars were recceing the city and picking up cattle. They spotted a Duster car and asked Aryan's friend Harshit, who was driving, to stop. However, he didn't because their friend Shanky had a feud with somebody and they thought they had sent goons to kill them.

As Aryan and his friends didn't stop, the accused men went after the car. Catching up, they opened fire at the car and a bullet hit Aryan - who was in the passenger seat - near the neck. He was shot again when his friend finally stopped the car, and the shooters thought they might fire back at them. The second bullet hit Aryan in the chest.

When the attackers saw two girls in the car, they realised they may have shot the wrong person and fled. Aryan was rushed to a hospital, where he died a day later.