LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR, Sept. 16 -- A 19-year-old NEET aspirant was killed after being allegedly abducted and assaulted by cattle smugglers during a clash with villagers in Gorakhpur late on Monday night. Police confirmed the student, identified as Deepak Gupta, was beaten and thrown from a moving vehicle, leading to his death. His body was found about 4 km from his home with head injuries.

According to police, Deepak's family searched for him through the night before locating his body nearly 4.5 hours later. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to take the strictest action against those involved. Senior police officers, including DIG S Chinappa, SSP Raj Karan Nayyar, and DM Deepak Meena, visited the spot to assess the situat...