Two special police officers deployed to patrol the Kiyar area of Dachhan went missing on Wednesday, prompting police teams to initiate a search operation. Authorities subsequently recovered their bullet-riddled bodies on Thursday in Kishtwar district, heightening local security concerns. The incident quickly followed another attack in Kulgam district, where motorcycle-borne assailants fired upon a security checkpoint and wounded three Central Reserve Police Force personnel.
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Search operations in Dachhan concluded on Thursday with the recovery of the bodies of the…: Search operations in Dachhan concluded on Thursday with the recovery of the bodies of the two missing patrol officers.
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir faced multiple violent assaults across both Kishtwar…: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir faced multiple violent assaults across both Kishtwar and Kulgam districts within two days.
The recovery of the slain special police officers has heightened existing concerns regard…: The recovery of the slain special police officers has heightened existing concerns regarding the security climate in Kishtwar district.
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NEW DELHI: Two missing special police officers on Thursday were recovered from
Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, official told news agency PTI.
The bullet-riddled bodies of officers were found in Kishtwar.
The two SPOs, who were part of the Special Operations Group (SOG), had gone missing on Wednesday while deployed in the Kiyar area of Dachhan in Kishtwar.
According to officials, the two personnel had left for patrol duty earlier in the day. Police teams had launched a search operation after they failed to return.
The recovery of their bodies has raised concerns over the security situation in the district.
The incident comes amid a separate attack on security personnel in Kulgam district, where three
Central Reserve Police Force (
CRPF) personnel were injured after unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a security checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon.
Local authorities in Kishtwar launched inquiries after two Special Police Officers were found dead along a remote travel route early Thursday. The personnel disappeared a day earlier while commuting between their camp and an Army outpost in the Dachhan belt. With their assigned firearms missing from the scene, officials suspect potential militant involvement in the targeted attack.
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have located the remains of two missing Special Police Officers in Kishtwar. The personnel vanished while actively carrying out an assigned patrol in the region before they were discovered deceased. This incident highlights the operational dangers faced by local security forces conducting routine monitoring duties in the area.
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