A 35-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was discovered dead at his Meerut home with a gunshot wound, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
A 35-year-old BSF jawan was found dead at his home in Meerut district on Saturday evening with a gunshot wound on his body, police said.
The incident was reported from Dhanpur village within the Inchauli police station limits of the district, they said.
SHO Bajrang Prasad told PTI that the deceased, BSF constable Nain Singh (35), was currently on leave.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased's family, police have registered a case, and efforts are underway to trace and arrest the attackers, the SHO said.
The family members said Singh was posted in West Bengal and had come on March 6.