KISHTWAR, Oct. 15 -- A 55-year-old Special Police Officer (SPO), identified as Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Trigham village in Kishtwar district, has gone missing along with his weapon, prompting police and security forces to launch a search operation to trace him.
Bashir Ahmed was posted at Police Picket Trigham, located around 12-15 kilometres from the district headquarters in Kishtwar.
Police sources said all possible angles were being examined to ascertain the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. The area witnessed heavy rainfall on Thursday morning, around the time the SPO went missing.
Sources said the possibility of the SPO accidentally slipping from a hillock amid adverse weather conditions was also being examined. However...