JAMMU, Oct. 20 -- With the arrest of a father-son duo, the J&K Police on Monday claimed to have solved the murder case of a special police officer (SPO), officials said.

On October 15, SPO Bashir Ahmed went missing along with his service weapon from the police picket in Trigam.

A day after he was reported missing by his family members, Ahmed's body was found in a creek near his house.

Upon receiving the information, an intensive search operation involving multiple teams was launched.

"On October 16, during a search operation, police recovered the SPO's weapon and subsequently his body from a pit in a nallah (creek) where it had been buried in the Seran Wani area of Trigam forest," said a senior police officer.

Consequently, a case un...