13/11/2026
Jammu, Nov 12: The bullet-riddled bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered from Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district early Thursday, a day after they went missing from the remote Dachhan area and terrorists targeted a CRPF checkpost in Kulgam, officials said.
The slain personnel's service weapons - an INSAS rifle and a .303 rifle along with some magazines and ammunition - were missing and are believed to have been taken away by terrorists, officials said. Empty cartridges of Pakistani-origin armour-piercing steel-core ammunition were recovered from the scene, they said.
The incident occurred at an altitude of 8,858 feet between Deharna and Kiyar villages while the two SPOs were heading to a post at Basnand, officials said.
"A massive operation is underway to identify, track and neutralise the assailants," an official said.
The two SPOs have been identified as Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45). Posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local p...