6 employees sacked in J&K over terror links

On Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir administration dismissed 6 employees for having links with terrorists and working as Over Ground Workers.

As per reports, the Jammu & Kashmir Government had designated a committee in the Union Territory mandated to scrutinize cases under Section 311(2)(c). All 6 of them were sacked under this provision.

As per the provision, the government has the power to sack employees without an inquiry. "If the President or the Governor, as the case may be, is satisfied that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold such inquiry" states the article.

  • The six employee sacked have been identified as Hamid Wani (a teacher from Anantnag), Jaffer Hussain (a constable from Kishtwar), Mohammed Rafi Butt (a junior assistant from Kishtwar), Liyaqat Ali Kakroo (a teacher from Baramulla), Tariq Mehmood Kohli (a ranger officer of Forest Department from Poonch) and Showkat Ahmad Khan (a constable from Budgum).

All 6 of them have their names in criminal record books and some of them have been detained earlier as well.

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