Two police officers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district were found dead on Nov. 12 with bullet injuries and their service weapons missing after disappearing while traveling to an Army post, reports citing officials said.
Press Trust of India (PTI) and United News of India (UNI) identified the men as Babi Chand, 57, and Rashpal Kumar, 45. Both were Special Police Officers (SPOs) assigned to the Kishtwar police’s Special Operations Group at Kiyar village in Dachhan.
PTI said the officers disappeared en route from their camp to the Army post at Dharna-Marwah. Reports citing officials said the bodies were recovered in a wooded section of Dachhan.
PTI has described Kishtwar as a focus of counter-insurgency operations, but the reports did not identify a suspect or establish a militant link. NDTV Profit reported that officials cautioned against drawing conclusions about militant involvement before the facts were established.
An unnamed official told PTI an operation was underway to identify those responsible.
