Jammu, Nov. 14 -- Hundreds gathered in the remote Dachhan area of Kishtwar district on Friday to bid a tearful farewell to the two Special Police Officers (SPOs) who were killed in a recent terrorist attack.
The bullet-riddled bodies of Babi Chand (57) and Rashpal Kumar (45), both residents of Kiyar village, were recovered from Dachhan forest early Thursday, a day after they went missing from the remote forest area.
The service weapons of the slain SPOs, an INSAS rifle and a .303 rifle along with some magazines and ammunition, were missing and are believed to have been taken away by terrorists. Empty cartridges of Pakistani-origin armour-piercing steel-core ammunition were recovered from the scene.
The remains of the slain personnel were...