The bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who went missing after gunfire was heard in the Deharna forest area of Marwah in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Wednesday afternoon, were recovered by search parties in the Dachan forest area.
A massive search operation has been launched to track down the terrorists involved in their alleged abduction and killing.
The personnel, identified as Rishipal and Bobby Chand, were travelling from Kiyar Dachhan to Basnan in the Inderwan area of Upper Ridge Deharna when the firing was reported. An SOG team and the Station House Officer later headed towards the area.
According to preliminary information, Rishipal and Bobby Chand were part of the Special Operations Group. They were on their way to relieve a team of the Army's 17 Rashtriya Rifles deployed at Basnan.
The gunfire was reported in the forest area at around 3.30 pm. Airtel mobile network services in the Marwah area were also disrupted at about the same time.
At around 7 pm, an SOG team, accompanied by the Station House Officer, proceeded towards the area to take necessary action following the firing and the disappearance of the two personnel.
