CRPF jawan shot dead in Haryana’s Gohana, days after brawl with village men during Kanwar Yatra

Kumar, who was posted in Chhattisgarh, had come home on leave about a month ago. He is survived by his wife and two children, one of whom was born three days ago. His wife is still in the hospital.

“Krishan had gone to Haridwar on July 22 for Kanwar Yatra. During that visit, he had a heated argument and a brawl with a few men from his village. It was late Sunday night that a few men from the village called Krishan out of his home at about 1 am Monday. The moment he stepped out of his home, he was shot at,” said Shrikant, Additional Commissioner of Police, Gohana.

“Hearing the gunshots, Krishan’s family members rushed towards him, where he was found lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” Shrikant added.

Investigating officers said Kumar’s family have named three men – Ajay, Anand, and Nishant of the same village — whom they suspect of killing their son. “The FIR has been registered and multiple teams have been constituted to nab the accused who are yet at large,” one of the investigating police officers said.

The police said they have constituted four teams, and are investigating the matter to identify and nab the assailants.

Kumar’s family members told the police that his wife was in the hospital after delivering the baby, and he had spent the entire Sunday with her. He had returned home late at night to take some rest.

They said he was recruited about 11 years ago, and got married about seven years ago. His elder son is six years old, while the younger son was born three days ago. He had taken a one-month leave and reached home on July 16.