L-G Sinha dismisses 2 govt employees for terror links
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered the dismissal of two employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government over their alleged terror links, sources said on Thursday.
The sacked employees have been identified as Ishtiyaq Ahmad Malik, senior assistant of the Public Works Department (PWD), and Basharat Ahmad Mir, assistant wireless operator in J&K Police, they said. According to the sources, their dismissal was executed invoking Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution.
An official spokesperson said, “The activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they found them thickly involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the state evidencing their involvement in terror related activities”.
Basharat Ahmad Mir, who is a resident of Upper Brein district in Srinagar, was under intelligence radar on the basis of highly credible inputs from agencies that he was in continuous touch with Pakistan intelligence operatives.
Officials said he was sharing critical and vital information with the adversary about security installations and deployment with the enemies. “He, being a trained police official posted at a sensitive place, had access to vital information concerning national security but instead of choosing to shoulder the responsibility of a responsible police official, chose otherwise to be an active conduit playing in the hands of the adversary. His actions posed a significant threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India having potential to comprise broader national security interest of Indiam,” the officials said.
Ishtiyak Ahmed Malik, a resident Shitroo Larnoo, in Anantnag, is listed as an active member of the proscribed unlawful association (JeI-JK) and terror associate of proscribed terrorist organization Hizbul-Mujahideen.
“He, as a key functionary of JeI, played a crucial role in strengthening the organisation within his sphere of influence. He also facilitated creation of network of sympathisers who later became Over Ground Workers and foot soldiers of Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, and have been involved in series of terrorist attacks on security forces, politicians, government functionaries, civilians, military establishments and critical infrastructure. He covertly facilitated terrorist activities of Hizbul Muzahideen by providing food, shelter and other logistics to the terrorists and played a significant role in aiding, facilitating, guiding and abetting terrorist activities especially in South Kashmir,” informed officials.
Malik used to provide crucial intelligence to the terrorists regarding movement of security forces, helping them to evade capture and launch counter attacks often resulting in casualties among security forces.
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