New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old student was allegedly killed by suspected cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

The victim has been identified as Deepak Gupta. He was preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

The incident took place in Jungledhusar village of Gorakhpur on the night of September 16 when cattle smugglers entered the village and Deepak tried to chase them away, they allegedly fired at him.

On Monday night, around 10-12 cattle smugglers in three vehicles arrived at Mauachapi village to loot cattle from a godown belonging to the Deepak's family.

After Deepak was alerted by a cousin, he rushed to the spot on his scooter along with 10-15 villagers. A confro...