Overview
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday ordered the removal of Ghulam Hussain of Reasi and Majid Iqbal Dar of Rajouri, both serving in the School Education Department.
- Authorities allege Hussain operated as an overground worker for Lashkar-e-Taiba, maintaining contact with operatives and facilitating recruitment, logistics and funding in Reasi.
- Investigators accuse Dar of narco-terror financing, radicalising youth and links to IED-related conspiracies in Rajouri, with activity alleged to have continued during detention.
- The dismissals invoked Article 311(2)(c), which allows termination without departmental inquiry on state security grounds, following inputs from law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
- Officials frame the action as part of a zero-tolerance push that has removed about 80 employees since 2019, and one outlet reported prior approval from the Union Home Ministry for using Article 311 in these cases.