Leaders pay floral tributes to martyred SPOs in Kishtwar district
Sunil Kumar Sharma, Shagun Parihar, and Pankaj Kumar Sharma visited the bereaved families of the two deceased Special Police Officers.
Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Sunil Kumar Sharma, MLA Kishtwar Shagun Parihar, and Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj Kumar Sharma paid floral tributes to two martyred Special Police Officers (SPOs), Rashpal Kumar and Babhi Chand, in Kishtwar.
According to the Daily Excelsior, the two SPOs of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed on November 11, 2026, in the upper forest area of Deharna village in Marwah while on their way to perform official duty.
The deceased SPOs were residents of the Kiyar area of Tehsil Dachhan. The officials visited the Kiyar-Dachhan area to meet the families and remained there until the last rites were performed.
Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma assured the bereaved families that the District Administration would extend all possible assistance. He stated that cases for compensation and compassionate appointment of eligible dependent family members under the Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme, 2022, would be processed.
The Deputy Commissioner also met with local residents to discuss developmental requirements. He assured that issues regarding mobile network coverage, road connectivity, and other needs in the Kiyar area would be assessed by departments and taken up on priority.