Two police personnel were found dead with bullet wounds in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, early on Sunday morning, with officials suspecting the incident to be a case of fratricide. The victims, a constable and a head constable, were travelling from Sopore in North Kashmir to the Subsidary Training Centre (STC) in Talwara, Reasi district. According to PTI reports, the bodies of the slain policemen were discovered in a police van near the Kali Mata temple in the Rehembal area of Udhampur at approximately 6:30 am.

The police were alerted to the incident by a local report, and a team was immediately dispatched to the scene. Upon arriving, they found the two men with gunshot wounds. They were later taken to the district hospital for postmortem examination. In a statement issued by the police, initial investigations suggest the incident could have been a case of fratricide or suicide, and an inquiry is currently underway. Senior police officers have reached the scene to oversee the investigation.