India, July 15 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Chandu Rathod was reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants during his morning walk at Shalivahana Nagar Park in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Chandu Rathod was a member of the party's Hyderabad city committee.

According to Malakpet police, a group of three to four attackers carried out the shooting. The motive behind the murder is yet to be established, The Indian Express reported.

Preliminary probe suggests the attackers arrived in a Maruti Swift around 7:30am. They allegedly threw chilli powder in Chandu Rathod's eyes before opening fire at close range. Despite nearly two dozen people being present in the park at the time, the attackers managed to flee in the same vehicle, the rep...