J&K: The bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who went missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, were recovered in the forests of Dachan on Thursday morning. Both the soldiers were shot dead. Many bullet marks were found on his body. Authorities and security forces have started a massive search operation to find the terrorists involved in the incident.
The deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Rashpal Singh and 57-year-old Bobby Chand. According to the information, both of them had gone missing in Deharna forest area of Marwah on Wednesday afternoon. The teams that went out to search for them found their bodies about two kilometres away from the place where they had gone missing. According to sources, the service rifles of both are also missing.
Where and under what circumstances both the soldiers went missing?
According to preliminary information, Rashpal Singh and Bobby Chand were going from Kiar Dachan towards Basnan located in Inderwan area of Upper Ridge Deharna. Meanwhile, at around 3:30 pm on Wednesday, the sound of firing was heard in the forest.
It has been said that both the soldiers were going to provide relief to the team of 17 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army deployed in Basnan. After receiving information about the firing, the Special Operations Group (SOG) team and the station in-charge proceeded towards the area.
When were the bodies of the two soldiers recovered?
At around 7 pm on Wednesday evening, the SOG team along with the station in-charge started a search operation in the area. The bodies of both the soldiers were found during the search operation on Thursday morning. According to BJP MLA Shagun Parihar, the first body was recovered at around 8 am and the second at 9 am.
According to sources, both the soldiers were shot several times. His service rifles were also found missing from the spot. After the incident, security forces have intensified the search for terrorists.
What did BJP MLA Shagun Parihar say?
BJP MLA from Kishtwar Shagun Parihar described the murder of both the SPOs as a very sad incident. He said the soldiers had gone missing on Wednesday night and their bodies were recovered on Thursday morning.
Parihar held Pakistan responsible for this incident and accused it of conspiring. He demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah take immediate action in the matter and hold the culprits accountable. The MLA said that she is leaving for the incident site.
How is the situation in the area?
Airtel mobile network services have also been disrupted in Marwah area around the firing incident. At present, security forces are conducting search operations in the forest and surrounding areas. Investigating agencies are trying to find out who attacked the two soldiers and where their service rifles are.
