Bodies of two missing police officers found in Kishtwar
The Special Police Officers were shot multiple times and their service weapons were missing, according to officials.
The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered from the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Thursday, according to reports by ANI and Deccan Herald. The officers, identified as Babi Chand, 57, and Rashpal Kumar, 45, had gone missing on Wednesday while travelling from their camp in Kiyar village to an Army post at Dharna-Marwah.
The two men were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police in the Dachhan belt. Officials stated that the service weapons of the slain personnel were not found, which has raised suspicions of a possible militant angle.
Kishtwar MLA Shagun Parihar said the bodies were recovered at approximately 8:00 am and 9:00 am. She urged the Union Home Minister to ensure those responsible for the killings are held to account.
In a separate incident in Kulgam district, three personnel from the CRPF's 46th Battalion were injured on Wednesday when motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint. The injured, identified as Head Constable Somveer Singh, Constable Rakesh Dass, and Constable Santosh Chandru, were taken to a hospital in Anantnag district.
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary condemned the Kulgam attack and wished the injured personnel a speedy recovery. A cordon and search operation continued in the area on Thursday to track the assailants.