‘Thought cops were chasing us’: Here’s what happened in shooting of Class 12 Haryana student mistaken for cow smuggler | Gurgaon News – Times of India

GURGAON: The probe into a 20-year-old’s death on Delhi-Agra highway on Aug 24 has led to the arrest of a man, who runs an organisation dedicated to cow protection, and four of his aides.
Aryan Mishra of NIT Colony in Faridabad and four of his neighbours were out to have noodles around Aug 23 midnight when their Duster was chased for almost 29km — during which the attackers opened fire at the occupants of the car.One of the bullets hit Aryan, who was seated in front.
On Aug 28 and 29, police made five arrests. Among them was Anil Kaushik, the ‘founding president’ of Live For Nation — an organisation that claims to work for the protection of cows and operates an animal ambulance. Kaushik has a Facebook page with the same name where he posts on events organised by his group.
Aryan, who was pursuing Class 12 through open schooling and repaired mobile phones to support his family, was the youngest of three sons of Siya Nand Mishra. The family lives in a rented house at NIT 5.
Aryan, his family said, was good friends with Harshit, their landlord’s son. On the night of Aug 23, the two had decided on a sleepover.

Faridabad shooting: Group in car thought cops were chasing them
Around 10pm on Aug 23, Harshit, his brother Shanky, their mother and their neighbour Kriti Sharma planned to go to Vardhaman Mall and have noodles. Aryan tagged along.
Shanky, who is an accused in an attempt to murder case, thought they were being chased either by cops in civvies or members of a family he had attacked earlier. “He asked his brother Harshit to step on the accelerator. As the Duster sped, the Swift kept up the chase,” an officer said.
The two cars took the Delhi-Agra highway via Badhkal road and continued for almost 20km. At one point, there was a barrage of bullets from the Swift. As one of them hit Aryan in the head, Harshit pulled the car over near Gadpuri toll plaza. Anil and the others, according to sources, got off the Swift and walked up to the Duster’s window where Aryan was seated.
They fired at him again — this time directly in the neck from close range. “They took a close look at Aryan and fled, probably realising it was a mistaken identity. Plus, there were women seated behind,” a police officer said.
Aryan was rushed to SSB Hospital in Faridabad, where he succumbed to his injuries on Aug 24 afternoon. ACP (crime) Aman Yadav said they made the arrests after CCTV footage showed Anil and his aides Varun, Krishan, Adesh, and Saurabh — all of whom are from Faridabad.