2 J&K Special Police Officers, Who Had Gone Missing On Duty, Found Dead

Bodies of the two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who had gone missing during a patrol in the remote Dachhan-Marwah area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, have been recovered from Dherna post.The bodies were recovered by the search party that had been looking for them for the last several hours, ever since the missing message was flashed.The killed SPOs have been identified as Rashpal Kumar (40) and Babi Chand (54).One of them had a bullet wound on his head, and the other on his back.

It appears that terrorists, who had laid an ambush in the area, opened fire while the two were moving towards the Dherna post to relieve two of their colleagues on duty.The INSAS and .303 rifles they were carrying are missing.

It appears the terrorists took away their weapons after killing them.According to preliminary information, both were on patrol duty along with the Army and were on their way to the Dherna post when they went missing.Sources said gunshots were also heard in the area during the daytime.