J&K Govt Fires Two Employees Over Lashkar-e-Taiba Links

J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on 22 August dismissed two government employees—teacher Khurshid Ahmed Rather and Assistant Stockman Siyad Ahmad Khan of Kupwara—for alleged links with Lashkar-e-Taiba. Acting under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution, authorities cited incriminating evidence gathered by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.