Kishtwar: Bullet-Ridden Bodies Of Two SPOs Recovered, Service Weapons Missing

Barely hours after the Kulgam attack on CRPF personnel, the killing of two SPOs in Kishtwar has left the security establishment in shock

Chandra Maurya

November 12, 2026

The SPOs never reached their Army base. Search teams with dog squads are now hunting the attackers

Rashpal Kumar and Babbi Chand went missing on their way to join duty at a 17 Rashtriya Rifles base in Marwah

Barely hours after a targeted strike on CRPF personnel in the South Kashmir district of Kulgam, bullet ridden dead bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, were recovered from a remote jungle area of Kishtwar late wednesday night.

Two SPOs had gone missing with their weapons from the Dachhan area of Kishtwar district on November 11.

They were identified as Rashpal Kumar, 45 and Babbi Chand, 57, both residents of Kiyar Dachhan.

The recovery of dead bodies has left the entire security establishment in a state of shock as service weapons of both SPOs were found missing.

Ground reports claimed villagers in the area heard gunshots being fired in the jungle area from where SPOs went missing.

Soon after the SPOs went missing and lost contact via their mobile phones the local police authorities had launched a search operation in the general area.

The two SPOs were on their way to Dherana to join duty at a temporary base of 17 Rashtriya Rifles in Marwah. They did not make it to the base.

“The bodies have been found but weapons are missing,” a senior police officer posted in the area said.

A joint team of security forces have been directed to intensify searches in the area to track down the terrorists behind the killing of SPOs. Separate teams have been dispatched along with dog squad to hunt these terrorists.

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