Six J&K government employees sacked for terror links

The six employees were dismissed from government service for having terror links and working as Over Ground Workers (OGW).
For representational purposes
For representational purposes

SRINAGAR:  The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday terminated services of six more government employees for alleged militant and anti-national activities. The six sacked employees included two teachers, two policemen, a forest range official and a junior assistant in the PWD.

All the six have been sacked under sub-clause (c) of the proviso to Clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution under which no inquiry is held and dismissed employees can only approach a high court.

Official sources said the dismissed policeman and junior assistant had allegedly helped militants snatch rifle from a policeman and provided logistic support to militants respectively.  While one of the teachers was formerly part of a militant outfit, the second  teacher is said to be a former militant. The forest range officer and another policeman are alleged to be militant sympathisers.

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