The father of Aryan Mishra, a Class 12 student killed by cow vigilantes in Faridabad, was asked for forgiveness by the alleged murderer of his son who mistook him for a Muslim. According to Aryan's father Siyanand Mishra, the accused in the murder of his youngest son claimed that "he regretted" having taken the life of a "Brahmin". He "thought" Aryan "was a Muslim."
According to reports, it was during a meeting at a Faridabad jail on August 27, Tuesday, that Siyanand Mishra received a strange confession from Anil Kaushik. The incident took place when 19-year-old Aryan Mishra was reportedly killed in the early hours of August 24 after Kaushik's gang, local cow vigilantes, mistook the teenager and friends for cow smugglers.
The accused chased the SUV in which the youngsters were travelling for 50 kilometres. They then decided to fire at the vehicle near the Gadpuri toll plaza in Haryana’s Palwal district, claiming Mishra's life. According to reports, Aryan was shot in the head and right shoulder.
Kaushik’s men were told that SUVs were used in the area to smuggle cows, The Print quoted the police as saying. Anil Kaushik, during his apology to Siyanand Mishra, also said that black films used on the vehicle's windows blinded his judgment.
Siyanand, according to The Print, asked Kaushik how is it right to have claimed a life if it was a Muslim. "I asked Kaushik, ‘Why would you kill a Muslim? Only because of a cow?’” Kaushik didn’t have anything to say as he pointed out that they should have shot to stop the car and alerted the police instead.
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Alongside Mishra in the car were his his Harshit Gulati and his family. It was Harshit who drove the Duster during the time of the incident.