On Friday, three out of four police officers belonging to Jammu and Kashmir Police force were found dead in south Kashmir. The deceased officers were abducted by the terrorists from the village in Shopian district. As per reports, one police officer, Fayaz Ahmed Bhat (brother of J&K policeman), was set free by terrorists. Out of four police officials, three were Special Police officers (SPOs) and one is a police personnel. The missing officers reportedly hailed from Shopian district in J&K. According to reports, terror organisation Hizbul Mujahideen is said to be the mastermind behind these kidnappings. The following incident took place just a few days after the SPOs were threatened by the operational commander of a terrorist organisation, Riyaz Naiko. He had been demanding resignation from the state SPOs.