Shivam Bakshi
Kishtwar, Nov 12 (NVI): Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, who had gone missing from the Dachhan area of Kishtwar district, were found dead in a forest area on Thursday, officials said.
The two personnel had been assigned rotation duty at Dharna in Marwah but failed to report to their designated location, following which they were reported missing, an official said.
Police and security forces subsequently launched a search operation to trace the missing personnel.
Their bodies were later recovered from the forest area of Kishtwar. The deceased were identified as Rashpal Kumar (45) and Bobby Chand (57), both residents of Kiyar Dachhan.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated an investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding their deaths, officials said.
The exact cause of death is yet to be established.—(NVI)
