J&K: Bullet-riddled bodies of two missing SPOs recovered in Kishtwar; Weapons missing

Kishtwar: The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered in Kishtwar district of Jammu Kashmir on Thursday, a day after they went missing, officials said.

 

Their service weapons were also missing, raising suspicion of a possible terror attack.

 

Officials suspect that the two personnel may have been killed and their weapons taken away by the attackers.

 

The deceased have been identified as Rishipal (40) and Bobby Chand (54), who were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police at Kiyar village in the Dachhan area.

 

They were travelling from the Kiyar camp towards an Army post at Basnan in Dharna-Marwah on Wednesday to relieve a team of the Army's 17 Rashtriya Rifles. However, they failed to reach their destination, officials said.

 

Following their disappearance, a massive joint search operation was launched by the police and the Army's Rashtriya Rifles to trace them. Their bodies were recovered on Thursday.

 

More details are awaited..