India, June 18 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated the services of a power development department (PDD) inspector in South Kashmir for his alleged links to militancy, marking the ninth such dismissal this year.

The 51-year-old employee, Mohammad Shafi Malik of Arwani in Bijbehara, Anantnag district, was dismissed with immediate effect under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution.

This constitutional provision allows the President or a governor to dismiss an employee without a formal inquiry if they are satisfied that the step is necessary in the interest of national security.

Officials said that Malik was named in three first information reports (FIRs) registered between 2017 and 2018 under the Ranbir Penal Code and the A...