Jammu, Aug. 22 -- The Jammu and Kashmir administration terminated two more government employees on Friday over alleged ties to terrorist activities, bringing the total number of dismissals since 2019 to 78.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered the removal of Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a teacher with the School Education Department, and Siyad Ahmad Khah, an Assistant Stockman in the Sheep Husbandry Department. Both employees are residents of Kupwara district in north Kashmir and have been allegedly linked to the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Rather, who lives in Nawa Gabra, Karnah, and Khah from Keran have been in judicial custody since January of last year, according to official sources. The systematic process of identifying ...