LG Sinha Dismisses Two J&K Govt Employees for Terror Links

Srinagar : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered the dismissal of two government employees from service over their alleged links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Officials told news agency that one Khurshid Ahmed Rather, a teacher from Karnah, and Siyad Ahmad Khan, an Assistant Stockman from Keran Kupwara, were terminated after security agencies found incriminating evidence of their involvement in aiding the proscribed outfit.

The action was taken under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India, which empowers the government to dismiss employees without holding an inquiry if they are found to be a threat to the security of the state. (KDC)