The bullet-riddled bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) who went missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district have been recovered from a forest area in the Dachhan sector, officials said on Thursday.
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) in the Kiyar sector of Dachhan.
SPOs Went Missing During Duty
According to officials, the two officers went missing on November 10 after being assigned rotation duty at Army Camp Dharna in the Marwah sector. They failed to report to the designated temporary operating base (TOB), following which a search and cordon operation was launched.
Their bodies, bearing bullet injuries, were later recovered from a forest area in Dachhan. Officials said their service weapons were missing from the site.
Security forces have intensified search operations in the area to trace those responsible for the killings.
Further details are awaited.
