The Jammu and Kashmir administration on October 15, 2022, dismissed five government employees, for their involvement in anti-national activities. The dismissed employees include a policeman and a bank manager. The dismissed employees are identified as: Manager of Baramulla Central Cooperative Bank Ltd Afaq Ahmad Wani, Constable in the Auxiliary wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Tanveer Saleem Dar, village-level worker Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, orderly-cum-chowkidar in Jal Shakti Department at Baramulla, Irshad Ahmad Khan and Assistant lineman in Public Health Engineering Sub-division, Handwara, Abdul Momin Peer.
Informing about the decision, the spokesperson of the government said:
The activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they have been found involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the security of the state.
“The dismissal of the five employees was ordered under Article 311 of the Constitution of India”, the spokesperson said. Further, it was stated by the official:
Prior to these five dismissals, 39 government officials were dismissed, invoking provisions of Article 311 of the constitution of India. In future also the government will not hesitate in taking stern actions against these anti national elements.
“The activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they have been found involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the security of the State”, the government spokesperson added.
Wani has been reportedly found to be part of a narco terror module. Dar has been reportedly found involved in several terror activities and worked as an active courier for Islamic militant outfits. Andrabi has been found working as a double agent who worked as OGW for Islamic terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen while maintaining very close relations with Indian law enforcement agencies. Khan has been found involved in helping the Islamic terrorists in carrying out terror activities and facilitating their move out of India. Peer who has been reportedly found involved in narco terror financing has been part of the distribution network and visited Pakistan in 2016 and 2017, to develop an understanding of the broader objectives of Islamic terror campaigns.
Over the last year, over 44 employees have been terminated from service for anti-national activities in the Union Territory of J&K.
