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Agniveer, 20, Shot Dead in Haryana as Police Hunt Named Suspects

Relatives call it a revenge attack linked to an earlier assault, with police probing the claim.

20-year-old Agniveer shot in Palwal, family points fingers at previous attackers
An FIR for murder has been registered based on his complaint and police are conducting raids to nab the accused, officials said.
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Overview

  • Baldev was killed by a gunshot to the head on the night of August 20–21 while sleeping alone in an old house on his family’s farmland in Mandkola village, Palwal district.
  • Police said he had returned home on leave a day earlier after being recruited in 2024 under the Agnipath scheme.
  • A murder case was registered at Gadpuri police station on a complaint by his father, and investigators said raids are underway to arrest the accused who are absconding.
  • The family alleges the assailants are villagers previously implicated in a July 16 attack on Baldev’s uncle, for which an attempt-to-murder FIR had been filed.
  • Officials said the post-mortem was completed and the body handed over to the family, naming suspects including Rajendra, Naresh, Bansi and Arun in the ongoing probe.