Two SPOs Found Murdered in Jammu and Kashmir

Kishtwar, November 12: Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district went missing on Wednesday while on duty. Authorities have confirmed that both officers have been murdered, with their bodies found riddled with bullets. Currently, no weapons have been recovered from the scene, although both officers were armed when they went missing.

The officers, 57-year-old Babichand and 45-year-old Rashpal Kumar, were stationed with the Special Operations Group (SOG) in the Kiar village of Dachhan. They went missing while heading from their camp to a military post located in Dhara-Madwa. Following their disappearance, a large-scale search operation was initiated.

Special teams equipped with drones and sniffer dogs were deployed to comb through the rugged terrain and dense forests. Initially, the officers’ mobile phones were reachable, but they later went ‘switched off,’ raising concerns among security agencies and prompting an extensive search effort. During the operation, the bodies of both police officers were recovered.