Jammu & Kashmir: Bodies of 2 missing SPOs recovered in Kishtwar

Srinagar. The bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) who went missing in Kishtwar on Wednesday have been recovered from the Dachhan area. A large-scale search operation has been launched to track down the terrorists involved in their abduction and murder. The SPOs’ service weapons were not found near their bodies.

Search and cordon operations have been intensified in the remote, densely forested, and high-altitude regions of Kishtwar district. Teams from the Army, the Jammu & Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), and central security forces are actively engaged in the operation.

The two police personnel went missing on Wednesday from the rugged, mountainous, and forested terrain of the Dachhan area in Kishtwar district. A massive search operation was initiated to locate them. Expanding the scope of the investigation, special teams—equipped with drones and sniffer dogs—conducted searches across the forested areas and difficult mountain trails.

Multiple bullet marks on the bodies
A large-scale operation is underway to locate the terrorists responsible for this abduction and murder. On Thursday, the bodies of the two SPOs were recovered from the forests of Dachhan. According to sources, the bodies were found approximately 2 kilometers away from the location where they had gone missing. Multiple bullet marks were observed on the bodies of both SPOs.

SPOs had been missing since Wednesday
Bobby Chand and Rashpal Kumar, who were posted with the local police’s Special Operations Group in Kiar village (Dachhan), went missing on Wednesday. Bobby Chand was 57 years old, and Rashpal was 45. According to reports, the two went missing while traveling from their camp toward an army post located in Dharna-Marwah. At the time, it was not possible to establish contact via their mobile phones, which were later found to be switched off.

Kishtwar, in Jammu and Kashmir, has remained a focal point for counter-terrorism operations. Sustained anti-terror operations in the area have resulted in the elimination of several active terrorists. Statistics indicate that in 2026, a total of five individuals—comprising four terrorists and one soldier—were killed in incidents related to terrorism.

A large-scale operation has been launched to track down the terrorists involved in the abduction and murder in Kishtwar.