Examiner Bureau | Kashtwar:
The bullet-riddled bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who had gone missing while proceeding for duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, were recovered from a forest area in the Dachhan sector on Thursday, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as SPO Rashpal Kumar, 45, Belt No. 65, and SPO Bobby Chand, 57, Belt No. 920. Both were residents of Kiyar Dachhan and were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG), Kiyar Sector, Dachhan.
According to officials, the two personnel went missing on November 10 after being detailed for rotation duty at the Army Camp in Dharna, Marwah sector. They failed to report to the designated Temporary Operating Base (TOB), following which their whereabouts became unknown.
A search operation was subsequently launched to trace the missing personnel. Their bodies were eventually recovered from a forested area in Dachhan, bearing bullet injuries.
Officials said their service weapons were missing from the recovery site, raising concerns over the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Following the recovery, security forces intensified the cordon-and-search operation in the area to track down those responsible for the killings and establish the circumstances leading to the disappearance and deaths of the two SPOs.
Further details were awaited.
