Rohtak, July 29 -- A 30-year-old jawan of the Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) was shot dead by two assailants at Sonepat's Kheri Damkan on Sunday night, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Krishan Kumar of the same village. He was posted in Chhattisgarh and had come to his village on July 17 on a one-month leave to take care of his pregnant wife, who delivered a baby boy three days ago.

According to police officials, the incident took place on Sunday night when Krishan reached home from Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College for Women at Khanpur Kalan, where his wife and son are under doctors' observation.

"Some youths from the village called him outside his home and opened fire at him when he came out. He fell on the grou...