Kishtwar SPO Killings, Rs 30L Reward For Militants As Manhunt Intensifies

Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s eastern Kishtwar district on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs 30 lakh for information leading to the arrest of three militants believed responsible for the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), whose bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from a forest in the remote Dachhan area a day earlier.

The wanted men have been identified as Mohammad Amin alias Jahangir, also known as Jahangir Saroori, a long-surviving Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander active since the 1990s, Riaz Ahmed alias Hazari, and Mudassir Hussain. 

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police circulated posters describing the trio as “active terrorists” across Kishtwar and neighbouring areas, as well as on social media. Authorities appealed to the public to share any credible information about their whereabouts or movements, assuring that the identity of informants would be kept strictly confidential. Contact numbers provided are 9797900958 and 1995357494.

The two SPOs—identified as Bobby Chand, 57, and Rashpal Kumar), 45—both hailed from Kiyar village in Dachhan and were attached to J&K Police’s counterinsurgency Special Operations Group (SOG).