Kishtwar, Oct 19: Kishtwar Police have solved the murder case of a missing Special Police Officer (SPO) and arrested two persons accused of killing him allegedly to loot his service rifle.

SPO Bashir Ahmed, who was posted at Police Picket Trigam, went missing along with his service weapon on October 15, following which his family approached the police. Multiple teams were subsequently constituted to trace him.

During a search operation on October 16, police recovered the missing service weapon. The body of the SPO was later found buried in a pit in a nallah in the Seran Wani area of Trigam forest.

Following the recovery, a murder case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Police Station Kishtwar.

During the investigation, police identified and detained two suspects, Bashir Ahmed Dar, son of Abdul Aziz Dar, and Nazir Ahmed Dar, son of Bashir Ahmed Dar. Both are residents of Seran Wani in Trigam.

Police said questioning of the accused helped investigators uncover the alleged motive and circumstances behind the killing. Acting on their disclosures, investigators also recovered the suspected weapon used in the crime and belongings of the deceased that had allegedly been concealed.

Further investigation is underway, police said.