Srinagar: Federally run J&K government on Friday invoked Article 311 of the Constitution of India yet again to terminate three more employees, including a professor of Kashmir University, Police Constable and a teacher from service for their alleged “terror (militancy) links and secessionist activities.”
The terminated employees are identified as Altaf Hussain Pandit, chemistry Professor at Kashmir University, Mohd Maqbool Hajam, teacher in school education department and Ghulam Rasool, a Jammu Kashmir Police Constable.
The recent crackdown is part of the government effort to detect and mitigate ‘terror’ elements within the system who somehow managed to sneak in within the system during previous regimes.
Altaf Hussain Pandit, Chemistry Professor of Kashmir University and a resident of Sopore is said to be actively associated with Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) and he had crossed over to Pakistan for ‘terror’ training.
Moreover, he had remained an active militant of JKLF for three years before his arrest by forces in 1993, official sources said.
"Altaf Hussain remained an active cadre of JeI and worked as a militant recruiter. He was instrumental in organizing stone pelting, violent protests on killing of militants in 2011 and 2014. In 2015," they added.
"He became executive member of the Kashmir University Teachers Association and used his position to propagate secessionism among students. He motivated three students of Kashmir University to join militant ranks."
Another government employee, Mohd Maqbool Hajam, a teacher of school education department and a resident of North Kashmir’s Kupwara have been described as an (over ground worker) OGW.
He was part of a mob which attacked a police station in Sogam and other government buildings. Despite being a government teacher, he was always found to be involved in ‘terror’ activities, an official said.
Ghulam Rasool, a constable of Jammu Kashmir Police and a resident of J&K’s Doda district was working as an underground supporter of militants, official sources said.
"He also acted as an informer to militants and used to tip off militants and OGWs about anti-militancy operations."
"He also used to leak the names of police personnel involved in anti-militancy operations. He was also in touch with Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mushtaq Ahmad alias Aurangzeb, who has crossed over to Pakistan," they said.
Over three dozens government employees have been terminated by the J&K administration since May Last year over militancy links.
