The service weapons of the deceased personnel were not found, raising suspicions of militant involvement, according to officials.
The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered from a forested area in the Dachhan belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, November 12, according to Business Standard and Outlook.
The deceased have been identified as Babi Chand, 57, and Rashpal Kumar, 45. Both men were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police at Kiyar village in Dachhan.
The two officers went missing on Wednesday while travelling from their camp at Kiyar to an Army post at Dharna-Marwah. They failed to reach the destination where they were assigned for rotation duty.
Security forces, including the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), launched a search operation using drones and sniffer dogs after the officers' mobile phones were switched off.
Officials stated that the service weapons of the slain personnel were not found at the scene, which has raised suspicions of a possible militant angle. However, the precise circumstances and motive behind the killings remain under investigation.
Security forces have intensified cordon and search operations in the area to recover the missing weapons and trace those responsible.
