Kashmir University professor among three govt employees dismissed for terror links

SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir government on Friday sacked three more government employees including a policeman and university professor of Kashmir University invoking Article 311 of the Constitution of India. The dismissed employees were allegedly involved in secessionist activities and had terror links.
Among the three more terminated employees were a professor of Kashmir University, a police constable and a teacher from service.
Official sources disclosed one Altaf Hussain Pandit, chemistry Professor of Kashmir University and two others employees were identified as Mohd Maqbool Hajam, teacher in education department and police constable Ghulam Rasool, of Jammu Kashmir Police.
J&K administration launched crackdown on the government employees who are connected with terrorists or propagate secessionism. According to official figures over two dozen employees were terminated from the government job, who were found connected with the terrorists. The government accomplished to weed out from the government who have sneaked into the system.
Altaf Hussain Pandit, Chemistry Professor of Kashmir University is said to be actively associated with Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) and he had crossed over to Pakistan for ‘terror’ training. He had remained an active militant of JKLF for three years before his arrest by security forces sometime in 1993.
Altaf Hussain remained an active cadre of JeI and worked as a militant recruiter. He was instrumental in organizing stone pelting, violent protests on killing of militants in 2011 and 2014.
In 2015, Altaf Hussain became executive member of the Kashmir University Teachers Association and used his position to propagate secessionism among students. It is learnt that Altaf Hussain was instrumental in motivating three students of Kashmir University to join militant ranks.
Another government employee, Mohd Maqbool Hajam, a teacher of school education department and a terror over ground worker (OGW) used to radicalize people. He was part of a mob which attacked a police station in Sogam and other government buildings. Despite being a government teacher, he was always found to be involved in terror activities.
Ghulam Rasool, a constable of Jammu Kashmir Police was working as an underground supporter of militants. He also acted as an informer to militants and used to tip off militants and OGWs about anti-militancy operations. He also used to leak the names of police personnel involved in anti-militancy operations. He was also in touch with Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mushtaq Ahmad alias Aurangzeb, who has crossed over to Pakistan.
Official sources further said that the designated committee in Jammu and Kashmir for scrutinizing and recommending cases under article 311(2)(c) of the constitution of India has recommended termination of these 3 employees from the government service for having terror links and working as over ground worker (OGW).