Kishtwar: Two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who went missing from the higher reaches of Dachhan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday, were found dead. Their bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from Kishtwar, PTI reported. Their weapons were reportedly missing.
After the police personnel went missing, a a massive joint search operation was launched. According to news agency PTI, the missing personnel have been identified as Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45). Both officers were of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police at their Kiyar village in Dachhan.
It was reported that the two SPOs were travelling from Kiyar camp to an Army post at Dharna-Marwah when they failed to reach their destination. Their mobile phones were initially reachable but were later switched off.
Earlier in Wednesday, three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a terror attack as terrorists opened fire a CRPF checkpoint in Kashmir Valley’s Kulgam district. A swift retaliatory response from injured CRPF jawans forced the attackers to flee, potentially preventing a major tragedy.
The attackers were forced to retreat without accomplishing their mission after three injured CRPF personnel retaliated and pursued them. An “intelligence-based deployment” of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel also helped thwart the attack, a top government source told ANI.
Following the incident, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) called an emergency meeting to assess the ground situation and review the latest developments.
Bureau Report
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