Kishtwar Double Murder: Bodies of Two SPOs Recovered, Terror Angle Suspected
J&K: Two Missing SPOs Found Shot Dead in Kishtwar, Weapons Missing: The bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who had been missing since Wednesday, were found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Both were found with bullet injuries, while their service weapons were missing. This has raised suspicions of possible terrorist involvement, although officials have not yet confirmed a terror attack.
According to PTI, the deceased have been identified as 57-year-old Bobby Chand and 45-year-old Rashpal Kumar. Both were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police.
They went missing while travelling from their camp in Kiar village towards an Army post in Dharna-Marwah. After their mobile phones became unreachable, police and Army personnel launched a massive search operation.
Security forces searched dense forests and difficult mountainous areas with the help of drones, sniffer dogs and ground teams. Several teams were deployed to trace the missing officers.
The absence of the officers’ service weapons has become an important part of the investigation. Officials are examining all possible angles, including suspected terrorist involvement, but have urged people not to jump to conclusions before the investigation is complete.
BJP MLA Shagun Parihar expressed grief over the deaths and demanded strict action against those responsible. She also urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure that the guilty are brought to justice quickly. She alleged that Pakistan was behind such activities and demanded a strong response.
Meanwhile, security forces continued their search operation in Kulgam for the second consecutive day to track down terrorists who allegedly attacked a CRPF team.
In a separate operation in Baramulla district, security forces recovered two hand grenades and arrested one person in the Badrakoot forests of Tangmarg.
The arrested person was identified as Ghulam Jeelani Reshi, a resident of Badrakoot. A grenade was recovered from his possession, and another was found hidden in the forest based on information provided by him.
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The operation involved the BSF, Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF. Police have registered an FIR at Tangmarg police station and started an investigation to identify the source of the explosives and possible links to other individuals.
