India, July 18 -- The sarpanch of Jind's Chabri village, Rohtash, was shot dead by unidentified assailants late on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

The assailants intercepted Rohtash near Radhana village when he was returning home from Jind around 12.30am. "They tried to snatch some valuable items from him. During the scuffle, the attackers got hold of his licensed revolver and shot him in the head. They threw the revolver near his body and fled," said Jind police spokesman Anil Kumar.

The villagers said that the sarpanch had no enmity with anyone. Rohtash's family belonged to Shamdi village in Sonepat district and shifted to Chabri village, 11km from Jind district headquarters, 30 years ago.

The police said that the body was sen...