The gendarmerie declared that the disappeared had joined the PKK. However, the decapitated burned body of Süleyman Seyhan was found in a well of a village on 3 March 1996. Two days after the body was found, Special Sergeant Bilal Batırır of the gendarmerie disappeared.
Köylüler Süleyman Seyhan (57), Abdurrahman Olcay (20), Mehmet Emin Aslan (19), Abdurrahman Coşkun (21), Davut Altunkaynak (13), Nedim Akyön (16), Seyhan Doğan (14) Dargeçit İlçe Jandarma Karakolu'na götürüldükten sonra bir daha kendilerinden haber alınamadı.