Jammu, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The bullet-riddled bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who had gone missing a day earlier, were recovered from the remote Dachhan area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said.
The deceased were identified as Babi Chand, 57, and Rashpal Kumar, 45. Both were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police at Kiyar village in Dachhan.
According to officials, the two officers went missing on Wednesday while travelling from their camp towards an Army post in the Dharna-Marwah area. Their service weapons were also missing when their bodies were recovered, raising suspicions of a possible terrorist attack.
Locals reportedly heard gunshots in the area between Kiyar and Derana before the officers disappeared.
Officials said the two SPOs were part of a patrol party heading towards a makeshift base of the Army’s 17 Rashtriya Rifles in the Basnan area of Inderwal. The remote location has poor mobile connectivity, making communication and tracking difficult.
A joint search operation involving the police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Army was launched after the officers went missing. Security teams were deployed across the surrounding areas to trace them and establish the circumstances behind their disappearance.
The incident comes less than a month after another SPO, Bashir Ahmed, 55, was found dead near his residence in Kishtwar. Ahmed, a resident of Wanipora Trigam, had gone missing from the Pedil police post on October 14 along with his service self-loading rifle (SLR). His body was recovered two days later.
Thursday’s recovery also comes a day after terrorists attacked a CRPF team at Akhran near Mir Bazar in Kulgam district, injuring three personnel.
One critically injured CRPF jawan was airlifted to the Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar, while the other two were reported to be stable. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the hospital on Wednesday evening and assured the injured personnel of all possible assistance. He also vowed that those responsible for the attack would be brought to justice.
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