India, July 16 -- A 43-year-old Communist Party of India (CPI) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in broad daylight when he was on his morning walk at Malakpet in Hyderabad on Tuesday morning, police said.

"The deceased, identified as Chandu Naik, was a state committee member of the CPI. The incident happened at around 7.30 AM when Naik, along with his wife Nari Bai and others, were going on a morning walk at Shalivahana Nagar Park," said S Chaitanya Kumar, Hyderabad South East Zone deputy commissioner of police. "Four assailants came in a Swift car and opened fire on him indiscriminately, before fleeing the spot. We registered a case of murder and are investigating. We have formed 10 special teams to track down the accused,...