GORAKHPUR, Sept. 19 -- Additional director general (ADG), Gorakhpur Zone, Ashok Mutha Jain on Friday took action against 25 police personnel in Kushinagar -- including two SHOs, two sub-inspectors and 18 constables -- who were relieved from their posts and sent to police lines under "Operation Clean", officials said.

The action comes in the wake of an incident in which a NEET aspirant, Deepak Gupta, 19, was killed during a clash between villagers and cattle smugglers in Mahuva Chapi village under Pipraich police station on September 17.

The SHOs attached to lines include Amit Sharma (Kasya) and Sushil Shukla (Tamkuhiraj). Two outpost incharges -- Gaurav Shukla (Kushinagar) and Anurag Sharma (Bahadurpur) -- have also been shifted. Sub-in...