Newsinc24 Team
In Jammu and Kashmir,two Special Police Officers (SPOs) went missing in the higher reaches of Dachhan in Kishtwar district on Wednesday, triggering a joint search operation by the police and the Army, officials said. Both officers were part of the Special Operations Group (SOG) deployed in the Kiyar area of Dachhan.
The missing personnel have been identified as Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45), both attached to the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police and posted at Kiyar village in Dachhan. According to officials, the two were travelling from the Kiyar camp to an Army post at Dharna-Marwah but failed to reach their destination. Their mobile phones were initially reachable before being switched off, raising concerns over their whereabouts.
Security teams have been deployed in the surrounding mountainous and forested terrain to trace the missing officers and establish the circumstances of their disappearance. Officials cautioned against linking the incident to militant activity at this stage, saying it would be premature to draw any conclusions until more details emerge. The disappearance also comes against the backdrop of appeals by the district administration for public cooperation in tackling terrorism.
