PATNA: A

(SSB) jawan who had come on leave to his native village Pandethika in

’s

was shot dead by Maoists on Monday after dragging him out of his residence. Police identified the jawan as Sikander

from the SSB’s 48th battalion based in Bihar’s

.

On Tuesday, SHO (Barahat) Sunil Kumar said, “Sikander was killed while he and his family were celebrating his daughter’s fourth birthday.”

Before Sikander was killed, two Maoists, in police uniform, came to the house looking for him. As soon as he came out, about 20 other rebels pounced on him and dragged him away at gunpoint.

“Sikander was shot several times just a few feet away from his house,” Kumar said.

Villagers claimed there were also some women among the Maoists. Calling him a “police informer”, the rebels shouted they were “punishing” him. They fled into a nearby jungle after shooting him dead.