Out of the 11 employees dismissed, 4 are from Anantnag, 3 from Budgam, 1 each from Baramulla, Srinagar, Pulwama and Kupwara.
Srinagar: As many as 11 government employees were terminated by the Jammu and Kashmir administration for their alleged involvement in “anti-national” and “terrorist-related” activities. Among the sacked employees were sons of Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahuddin, said govt sources.
According to reports, the designated committee in Jammu and Kashmir for scrutinising and recommending cases under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India, recommended a total of 11 cases for their dismissal from the government service.
The three officials recommended for dismissal in the first meeting of the Committee pertained to an Orderly of ITI, Kupwara who was an Over Ground Worker of militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Reportedly, he was providing information to the militants about the movement of security forces, abetting and harbouring militants to carry out activities in a clandestine manner.
The other two were teachers from the Anantnag district. They were found to be involved in “anti-national” activities including participating, supporting and propagating the secessionist ideology of Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) and Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), said govt sources.
The other eight government employees recommended for dismissal in the second meeting of the Committee included two Constables of Jammu Kashmir Police who have supported terrorism from within the police department and provided inside information to the terrorists as also logistic support.
One Constable, Abdul Rashid Shigan, has himself executed attacks on the security forces, said reports.
The govt sources also confirmed that Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahudin’s sons were also axed from the govt service.
Syed Ahmad Shakeel and Shahid Yousuf were also involved in terror funding. The NIA has tracked terror funding trails of both the persons who have been found involved in raising, receiving, collecting, and transferring funds through Hawala transactions for militant activities of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Another govt employee with terror links is Naaz Mohammad Ali, an Orderly of the Health Department. He is an Over Ground Worker of HM and has a history of direct involvement in militant activities. Two hardcore militants were harboured by him at his residence, said govt sources.
Two employees of the Education Department were also terminated. The sources added that Jabbar Ahmad Paray and Nisar Ahmad Tantray were actively involved in furthering the secessionist agenda unleashed by the sponsors from Pakistan and are Jamat-e-Islami ideologists.
Shaheen Ahmad Lone, an Inspector of the Power Department has been found involved in smuggling and transporting arms for the Hizbul Mujahideen. He was found travelling with two terrorists on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway carrying arms, ammunition and explosives in January last year.
Out of the 11 employees dismissed, 4 are from Anantnag, 3 from Budgam, 1 each from Baramulla, Srinagar, Pulwama and Kupwara.
Out of these, 4 were working in the Education Department, 2 in Jammu Kashmir Police and 1 each in Agriculture, Skill Development, Power, SKIMS and Health Departments.