Militants have been threatening SPOs to give up their jobs or face consequences. 21 Sep 2018 | 10:31 AMSRINAGAR: Three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were kidnapped and later killed by militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, officials said. The brother of a cop, who was also kidnapped, has been freed.
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Tribune News Service
Srinagar, September 21
Three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were kidnapped and later killed by militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, officials said.
The brother of a cop, who was also kidnapped, has been freed.
The four were kidnapped from Kapran and Batagund villages in Shopian district on Thursday night. Their bodies were found on Friday morning.
“The three SPOs have been shot dead while the brother of a policeman has been freed,” an official said.
The kidnappings followed a warning by militants asking police personnel, especially SPOs, to tender resignation.
SPOs are part-time employees of the police department.
Last month, 11 relatives of police personnel were kidnapped and later set free by militants in south Kashmir. These kidnappings followed the detention of the father of Hizbul Mujahideen operation commander Riyaz Naikoo by security forces.
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