Jammu, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Security forces have launched a major anti-terror operation in the dense forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district following the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), officials said on Saturday.
The joint operation involves personnel from the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Village Defence Guards (VDGs), who are searching the forest areas to track down the terrorists responsible for the killings.
Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Sunny Gupta is supervising the operation.
The deceased SPOs, identified as Babi Chand and Rashpal Kumar, were attached to the Special Operations Group (SOG) at Kiyar village in the Dachhan area.
The two officers went missing on Wednesday while walking from their camp towards an Army post at Dherna in the Dachhan-Marwah belt to relieve colleagues deployed on rotational duty. After an extensive search, security forces recovered their bullet-riddled bodies from the Dherna Top forest area early Thursday.
Investigators recovered empty shells of Pakistani-origin armour-piercing ammunition from the scene. The terrorists also took away the officers’ service weapons, an INSAS rifle and a .303 rifle.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma and Kishtwar MLA Shagun Parihar visited the families of the deceased officers and expressed condolences. They assured the bereaved families that a high-level investigation would be conducted and also promised fresh recruitment.
The Kishtwar killings came barely 24 hours after terrorists opened fire on a group of CRPF personnel in the Akhran area near Mir Bazar in Kulgam district, injuring three personnel.
The back-to-back attacks have raised fresh concerns over the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and challenged claims that terrorism in the region has been brought to an end.
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