MEERUT, April 10 -- A 25-year-old Army jawan was shot dead near his house in Saharanpur district, just two days after testifying in court in a murder case. The body of Vikrant Gurjar, posted in Jammu and on leave, was found riddled with bullets on Thursday morning, triggering tension in his native village of Mundikhedi under Rampur Maniharan police limits.

According to police, Vikrant had stepped out for a walk on Wednesday night around 8:30 pm but never returned. His phone was found switched off, and despite a night-long search by family members, his whereabouts remained unknown. The following day, villagers discovered his body around 300 metres from his house, with bullet wounds-one to the head and another to the chest.

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