Jammu, Sept. 21 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Government has dismissed a government school teacher accused in the alleged rape and murder of a minor student in Kishtwar district, barely a month after his arrest in a case that sparked widespread outrage across the region.
According to an order issued by the School Education Department, Khalid Hussain, a Grade-II teacher posted at Government Middle School Bumalpora, Gurinalla, in Inderwal zone of Kishtwar district, has been removed from service under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India.
The dismissal was ordered through Government Order No. 3880-JK(Edu) of 2026, issued on September 21 and signed by Commissioner/Secretary, School Education Department, Ram Niwas Sharma.
The government ...