JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Nov. 16 -- The killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar has triggered a political exchange in Jammu and Kashmir, with the National Conference (NC) and Congress questioning the remarks and allegations made by Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, while the BJP leader has accused the Congress of misleading the public over the circumstances of the killings.

The controversy has also brought into focus competing accounts of how the two personnel died, questions over their deployment in a remote area and allegations concerning the use of a mosque to make provocative announcements. A BJP leader from Kishtwar and a local Muslim religious body have rejected the latter claim, calling for restraint and an impartial inv...