Outrage over killing of Grade 12 pupil who was mistaken for cattle smuggler

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday criticised the killing of Aryan Mishra, a Class 12 student, by cow vigilantes in Faridabad. Aryan was mistakenly chased and shot dead, mistaken for a cattle smuggler.

A police source said Tuesday that the student was chased in a car on Aug. 23 and fatally shot by a group of five suspected cow-welfare activists who claimed there had been a case of mistaken identity.

All five accused, including Saurabh, Anil Kaushik, Varun, Krishna and Adesh, were arrested on August 28 and remanded in police custody for two days, according to a statement by Superintendent of Police (Crime) Aman Yadav. The five had wrongly identified Aryans and their accomplices as cattle smugglers before giving chase and opening fire.

(Based on information from the agency.)