Overview

• The three dismissed officials—Malik Ishfaq Naseer, a J&K Police constable; Ajaz Ahmed, a school teacher; and Waseem Ahmad Khan, a junior assistant at Government Medical College Srinagar—are accused of aiding Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operations.
• Authorities allege they facilitated arms drops, smuggled explosives and provided logistical support to terror cells targeting security forces and civilians.
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s office used Article 311(2)(c) to remove them without departmental inquiry, citing national security threats.
• Since 2019, more than 75 government employees have been dismissed under the same provision, and new recruits now face mandatory police verification.
• Opposition figures including Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone have condemned the summary dismissals as arbitrary and lacking due process, calling for judicial oversight.