Kishtwar: Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, who had gone missing from the Dachhan area of Kishtwar district, were found dead on Thursday, officials said.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the duo had been detailed for rotation duty at Dharna in Marwah but failed to report there and subsequently went missing.
He said a search operation was soon launched by police and security forces to trace the missing personnel.
The bodies of both missing SPOs were later recovered from the Kishtwar area. Cognisance of the incident has been taken. The deceased were identified as Rashpal Kumar (45) and Bobby Chand (57), both residents of Kiyar Dachhan.
Meanwhile, an investigation into the incident has been initiated, while the cause of death is being ascertained.—(KNO)
