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The incident took place on Monday noon when a group of cattle smugglers arrived in three separate vehicles to steal livestock from a village.
19-Year-Old Student Preparing For NEET, Shot Dead By Cattle Smugglers In UP’s Gorakhpur. (Image: X)
A 19-year-old student preparing for the NEET medical entrance exam was allegedly shot dead by cattle smugglers in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur on Monday, September 15. The student, identified as Deepak Gupta, was allegedly shot in the mouth. The killers crushed his head with their vehicle and then dumped his body four kilometres away from his home.
The incident took place on Monday noon when a group of cattle smugglers arrived in three separate vehicles to steal livestock from a village. When villagers raised an alarm, Deepak went to chase the smugglers alone. However, the criminals managed to catch him, forced him into their DCM vehicle, and drove him around for an hour.
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Following this, the angry villagers blocked the Gorakhpur-Pipraich road in protest, which later turned violent.
Reportedly, the villagers chased and caught one of the smugglers and brutally beat him. The violence also resulted in injuries to two police officers, who were trying to intervene and control the mob.
The villagers are demanding the immediate arrest of all those responsible for his murder.
Police forced from four different stations, along with the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), were deployed to the scene to manage the situation and try to placate the grieving family and enraged villagers. The police have launched an investigation into both the murder and the subsequent mob violence.
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September 16, 2025, 12:12 IST
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