J&K: Father-Son Duo Arrested in Kishtwar SPO Murder Case

Kishtwar Police have arrested two accused for their alleged involvement in the murder of Special Police Officer (SPO) Bashir Ahmed in Jammu Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, police said on Monday.

 

“In a major breakthrough, the Kishtwar Police has successfully solved the missing case and murder case of Special Police Officer of J&K Police. Two accused have been taken into custody.

 

On October 15, SPO Bashir Ahmed was reported to be missing along with his service weapon from police picket Trigam, by his family members. Upon receiving the information, an intensive search operation involving multiple teams was launched.

 

On October 16, during the search operation, police recovered the SPO’s weapon and subsequently his body from a pit in a nallah where it had been buried in the Seran Wani area of Trigam forest.

 

Following the discovery, a case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at PS Kishtwar.

 

During investigation two suspects, namely, Bashir Ahmed Dar S/o Abdul Aziz Dar and Nazir Ahmed Dar S/o Bashir Ahmed Dar, both residents of Seran Wani, Trigam were identified and their questioning revealed a conspiracy and motive behind the murder of SPO. The weapon of offence and the concealed belongings of the deceased have been recovered on the disclosure of the accused.

 

Further proceedings into the case are underway,” Kishtwar Police stated.