MEERUT, March 30 -- A 36-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) constable was shot dead by unidentified assailants who entered his home in Dhanpur village under the Gangannagar police station area of Meerut, police said on Sunday. The attacker fled the scene after carrying out the crime.

The deceased, identified as Nain Singh, was serving as a constable in the BSF and was currently posted in West Bengal. He had come home on leave on March 6 and was scheduled to return to duty on April 2.

According to police and family members, the incident occurred late Friday night when most of the family was away. At the time, only Singh's younger brother's wife, Priyanka, and her two children were present in the house. Priyanka told police that she hea...