Kishtwar SPO Killings: LoP, BJP MLA raise security concerns, flag loopholes
- On Thursday, the bullet-riddled bodies of Special Police Officers Bobby Chand and Rashpal Singh were recovered in Marwah tehsil, less than 24 hours after they went missing during patrol at a Rashtriya Rifles Temporary Operational Base .
- Security concerns regarding remote Kishtwar villages prompted Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma and BJP MLA Shagun Parihar to meet IGP Jammu Tejinder Singh on Saturday, questioning why only two SPOs were deployed without proper equipment.
- Criticizing operational strategy, Sharma noted one officer carried a.303 rifle which "is an outdated single bullet loading rifle." Legislators also alleged that "some OGWs have been given access" to security cover in the locally known "shadow zone."
- IGP Tejinder Singh assured legislators that every issue would be "minutely examined" while officials briefed him on ongoing Anti Terror Operations aimed at neutralizing attackers responsible for the SPO deaths in Kiyar.
- Parihar expressed frustration over response time, stating DIG Sargun Shukla "has come here three days after the killing of the SPOs." Legislators continue demanding an inquiry into the roster and security post reductions.
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Kishtwar SPO Killings: LoP, BJP MLA raise security concerns, flag loopholes
Jammu, Nov 14: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma and BJP MLA Shagun Parihar Saturday flagged security concerns related to remote villages of Kishtwar district saying many loopholes were prevailing in the security cover of this remote area and even the martyrs have not been honoured properly. The statement was made in the backdrop of killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP). During their interaction wi…
SPO killed in Jammu had raised concerns over deployment, locals tell police
Bobby Chand, who was gunned down alongside his nephew Rachpal Kumar in Kishtwar, had apprehensions about being deployed on a weekly basis at a Temporary Operational Base of the Rashtriya Rifles in Dharna village
In Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Sunil Sharma, sparked controversy by calling the police "incompetent" and "incapable." He questioned the police's performance before Jammu Zone IGP Tejinder Singh. This incident occurred after two Special Police Inspectors (SPOs) were killed by terrorists in Kishtwar.
BJP MLA claims Kishtwar cops' mortal remains brought home without coffins
Rashpal Singh and Bobby Chand were laid to rest in their native village on Friday. The two Special Police Officers had gone missing after gunfire was reported in Kishtwar, and search teams found their bodies the next morning.
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