Two Special Police Officers from Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, Babi Chand and Rashpal Kumar, were found dead after going missing on their way to an army post.
The search ended in a remote mountain area, and six people have now been detained as part of the investigation.
SPOs' rifles missing, Pakistan-origin cartridges found
Getting the officers' bodies home meant a tough 15-kilometer trek on foot through rough terrain.
Investigators discovered that both SPOs's service rifles were gone, and empty cartridges of Pakistan-origin, armour-piercing steel-core ammunition were left behind, raising suspicions of a possible militant angle.
This comes as Kishtwar has seen more counterinsurgency action lately, making things tense for locals and security forces alike.