The bodies of Special Police Officers Rashpal Kumar and Bobby Chand were recovered on Thursday with fatal gunshot injuries after they went missing on November 10 during transit to the Dharna-Marwah Army post. Investigators noted that Kumar suffered a wound to his head while Chand was shot in the back, and both of their issued service weapons were missing from the scene. Authorities have initiated a manhunt to track down the assailants amid local concerns regarding Hizbul Mujahideen activities. The incident comes alongside a separate checkpoint attack in Kulgam that injured three paramilitary personnel and an arrest involving explosives in Tangmarg.
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Authorities are investigating whether long-surviving Hizbul Mujahideen commander Jahangir…: Authorities are investigating whether long-surviving Hizbul Mujahideen commander Jahangir Saroori is orchestrating efforts to revive regional terrorism.
Political figures, including Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, publicly condemned the ki…: Political figures, including Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, publicly condemned the killings and alleged the officers were abducted by terrorists.
Security forces in north Kashmir separately detained suspect Ghulam Jeelani Reshi in a Ta…: Security forces in north Kashmir separately detained suspect Ghulam Jeelani Reshi in a Tangmarg forest alongside two recovered hand grenades.
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2 SPOs killed in J&K’s Kishtwar, service rifles missing
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Bullet-riddled bodies of two special police officers (SPOs) were found in the remote forests of J&K’s Kishtwar district Thursday, with their service rifles missing, triggering a search for the attackers and renewed concerns over a possible revival of terrorism in Chenab valley.Rashpal Kumar, 45, and Bobby Chand, 57, both residents of Kiyar Dachhan and posted with SOG Kiyar sector, had gone missing on Nov 10 while travelling to an Army post at Dharna-Marwah for rotation duty. A search was launched after they failed to reach the post. Their mobile phones were initially reachable but later switched off.One SPO had a bullet wound to his head and the other to his back. Their bodies were shifted for autopsy. Their INSAS and .303 rifles were missing.Sources said it was too early to link the killings to terrorism. However, Hizbul Mujahideen commander Jahangir Saroori, believed to be the longest-surviving terrorist in Chenab valley, was suspected to have been hiding in the area for decades. Mudassar, Riaj and south Kashmir terrorist Latif Bhat were…
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