Early Times Report
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, this remains unconfirmed, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance are yet to be established.
Police and security forces have launched a manhunt to trace the missing SPO and recover his weapon.
A senior police officer told Early Times that there was no trace of the missing SPO at the time this report was being filed.
Further details are awaited as the search operation continues. |
