Jammu: Cop found dead in field

Jammu: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was found dead in Jammu’s  Poonch district on Tuesday with preliminary investigation suggesting that he suffered fatal injuries in a road accident.

The body of SPO Khaliq Hussain was recovered from a field, around 10 feet below the main road, in near village Kankote with his motorcycle lying nearby, Station House Officer of Police Station, Poonch, Deepak Pathania said.

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He said Hussain, who was posted in district police lines Poonch, had suffered head injuries and preliminary investigation suggested that he died in a road accident.

The body of the deceased was sent to district hospital Poonch for postmortem, the officer said, adding police have started inquest proceedings.