Two J&K Police Personnel Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances Inside Car in Ramban

RAMBAN, September 23, 2026 – In a mysterious and deeply concerning incident, two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were found dead under highly suspicious circumstances inside a parked car in the Ramban district late Tuesday evening. According to official police sources, the deceased officers, identified as Head Constable Farid Ahmed and Selection Grade Constable Muhammad Yaqoob, were discovered completely unconscious inside a Fiat Linea vehicle parked near Ziarat Morh in the Sana area of Batote tehsil. Both officers were actively posted at the District Police Lines (DPL) in Ramban. Local residents who noticed the unresponsive officers inside the vehicle, which bore the registration number JK-19/5299, immediately raised an alarm and rushed them to the nearby District Hospital Ramban. However, upon their arrival at the medical facility at around 8:30 p.m., attending doctors declared both policemen brought dead.
The sudden and unexplained deaths of the two serving personnel have sent shockwaves through the local community and the police department, prompting an immediate administrative response. Authorities have confirmed that Head Constable Ahmed was a resident of Bhatti Ramban, while Constable Yaqoob hailed from Jatgali Ramban. Following the official declaration of their demise, the bodies were kept in the hospital mortuary to complete rigorous medico-legal formalities. Medical teams have stated that the exact cause of death remains completely unknown at this stage and will only be conclusively determined following a comprehensive post-mortem examination. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have cordoned off the location where the vehicle was discovered and initiated a thorough, multi-angled investigation to ascertain the exact sequence of events and uncover any potential foul play that may have led to the tragic incident along the highly sensitive Srinagar-Jammu highway transit route.
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