Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir LG administration has sacked four employees from different departments over alleged anti-India activities on Tuesday by invoking Article 311 of the Constitution of India.
The sacked employees include two from the Police Department (Constables), one from the School Education Department (Junior Assistant), and one from the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (Village Level Worker).
“Activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they were found to be heavily involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the State, evidencing their involvement in militancy,” according to the official order.
“Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone, a Constable in the Police Department, S/o Mohammad Akram Lone, R/o Gamraj, Tral, District Pulwama, was involved in the commission of offenses related to supplying, transporting, and facilitating the delivery of arms and ammunition for promoting and executing militancy acts. Bazil Ahmad Mir, a Junior Assistant in the School Education Department, S/o Manzoor Ahmad Mir, R/o Khurhama Lalpora, District Kupwara, is also involved in offenses related to nurturing a drug syndicate in and around the Lolab area and has become a full-fledged trafficker of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, having a direct relationship with the militants/secessionists ecosystem.”
“Mushtaq Ahmad Pir, a Selection Grade Constable in J&K Police, S/o Abdul Ahad Pir, R/o Kalmoona, Vilgam Handwara, District Kupwara, being a resident of the LoC area in Kupwara, had established contacts with narcotic drug smugglers across the border in Pakistan and was running a drug cartel in the North Kashmir belt. He had a direct association with the kingpins of the narco-syndicate operating across the LoC and has a direct relationship with the militants/secessionists ecosystem.”
“Mohd. Zaid Shah, a Village Level Worker in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, S/o Hassam Ul Din Geelani, R/o Basgran, Uri, District Baramulla, is a hardcore drug peddler. He had received a huge consignment of heroin from drug smugglers across the LoC in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, playing a pivotal role in generating funds derived from the narco trade that inevitably gets channeled to sustain the militants/secessionists ecosystem in J&K. He was at the forefront of running a drug cartel in the North Kashmir belt and was in constant touch with individuals of J&K origin who had exfiltrated into Pakistan in 1990 for training and are currently settled in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.”
“The government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-national elements who have been taking advantage of being in government service.”
Since the abrogation of J&K’s special status (Article 370 of the Indian Constitution), hundreds of government employees have been sacked over alleged militancy links or anti-India activities.