J&K govt terminates Kashmir University PRO, Revenue office, police constable for militant links

Srinagar: J&K government terminated the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Kashmir University, a Revenue Department officer, and a Police Constable from the service for allegedly working with Pakistan-based militant outfits, providing logistics to militants, propagating militant ideology, raising finances for militancy, and furthering the secessionist agenda, an official said on Monday.

They said PRO of the University of Kashmir Faheem Aslam, Revenue Department officer, Murawath Hussain Mir, and Police Constable Arshid Ahmad Thoker were terminated after an investigation clearly established that the trio were "acting on behalf of Pakistan's ISI and the terror outfits."

"The trio were terminated from the service for actively working with Pakistani terror outfits, providing logistics to terrorists, propagating terrorist ideology, raising terror finances, and furthering the secessionist agenda. The government has invoked 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution of India to sack the three government employees after a painstaking investigation clearly established that they were acting on behalf of Pakistan's ISI and the terror outfits," officials said.

Under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution, a government employee can be dismissed when the President or the Governor is satisfied that, in the "interest of the security of the state, it is not expedient to hold such an inquiry." (UNI)