Bullet-riddled bodies of two missing SPOs recovered in J&K’s Kishtwar
The service weapons of the slain personnel were not found, raising suspicions of a possible militant angle, the officials said
- ✓The service weapons of the slain personnel were not found, raising suspicions of a possible militant angle, the officials said
- ✓The two men were identified as Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45).
- ✓According to the figures available, five people, including four terrorists and one Army soldier, were killed in terror-related incidents in 2026.
- ✓In 2025, the toll stood at four, comprising three terrorists and one Army soldier.
The bullet-riddled bodies of two missing Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district early Thursday (November 12, 2026), a day after they went missing from the remote Dachhan belt, officials said.
However, the service weapons of the slain personnel were not found, raising suspicions of a possible militant angle, the officials said. The two men were identified as Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45). They were posted with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police at Kiyar village in Dachhan and had gone missing on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) while travelling from their camp to an Army post at Dharna-Marwah Kishtwar has remained a focus of counter-insurgency operations, with security forces continuing efforts to eliminate the remaining terrorist presence in its remote and forested areas.
Successive counter-insurgency operations have resulted in the killing of several active terrorists, significantly weakening their presence in the district. According to the figures available, five people, including four terrorists and one Army soldier, were killed in terror-related incidents in 2026.
In 2025, the toll stood at four, comprising three terrorists and one Army soldier. In 2024, three security personnel and two civilians lost their lives.
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| Issuing Authority | The Hindu National |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | SPORTS |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 12 November 2026 |