2 Missing J&K Police Officers Found Dead in Kishtwar with Bullet Wounds
· India · Times of India, Moneycontrol
Two missing special police officers were found dead in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials confirmed to PTI. The bodies of Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45), both posted at Kiyar village in Dachhan and part of the Special Operations Group, were recovered with multiple bullet wounds. Their service weapons were also missing, raising suspicion of a possible militant angle after they vanished while travelling to an Army post on Wednesday. The incident occurred amid a separate attack in Kulgam district where three CRPF personnel were injured by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants on Wednesday afternoon.
Why it matters
The deaths heighten security concerns in Kishtwar and Kulgam districts, testing local police and paramilitary forces amid rising militant activity in Jammu and Kashmir.
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