Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed two government employees from service under Article 311 of the Constitution of India, citing their alleged involvement in activities that posed a threat to national security
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday dismissed two government employees from service under Article 311 of the Constitution of India, citing their alleged involvement in activities that posed a threat to national security. The action, official sources said, is part of the administration’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and its broader effort to dismantle the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir.
The two dismissed employees, Ghulam Hussain and Majid Iqbal Dar — both from the Education Department — were allegedly working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) for the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). So far, 75 employees of UT administration have been dismissed by the LG.
According to UT sources, Ghulam Hussain, who was serving as a teacher at the Government Primary School in Kalwa, Mahore (Reasi), was allegedly found to be in close contact with LeT terrorists Mohd Qasim and Ghulam Mustafa through encrypted messaging applications.
Hussain, appointed as a Rehbar-e-Taleem teacher in 2004 and regularised in 2009, was allegedly involved in collecting and distributing terror funds, providing financial support to the families of terrorists, and aiding in recruitment drives.
Investigators said that Hussain received money and parcels through multiple local conduits and had been arrested in 2023. The probe revealed that he acted not merely for financial gain but out of ideological sympathy for terrorism. Officials described him as a “planted OGW” within the education system, tasked with radicalising youth and recruiting them into terrorist ranks.
“Hussain’s involvement as an LeT collaborator while serving as a teacher posed a grave threat to the security of students and the integrity of the education system,” a senior official said.
The second dismissed employee, Majid Iqbal Dar, joined the School Education Department as a Lab Assistant in 2009 on compassionate grounds after his father’s death. He was promoted to the post of teacher in 2019.
Investigations revealed that Dar was also allegedly working as an OGW for LeT and was deeply involved in narcotics-funded terror operations. He allegedly maintained close links with LeT operative Mohd Jabar and used drug money to finance radicalisation activities in Rajouri and nearby areas.
Dar’s terror links reportedly came to light in January 2023, when police recovered an IED near a J&K Bank branch in Rajouri. Subsequent investigations led to his arrest, along with two others, for planting the explosive device under the direction of handlers based in Pakistan.
Even after his detention, Dar is said to have continued displaying radical tendencies inside prison, with sources describing him as “deeply committed to the terrorist ideology,” sources charged.
“Dar’s betrayal is twofold — he misused a government position and exploited his role as an educator to further the objectives of a terrorist organisation,” officials stated.
Lieutenant Governor Sinha has been insisting that the administration will continue to act firmly against individuals providing ideological, logistical, or financial support to terrorism.
“Those who aid or abet terrorism in any form, including by creating false narratives, are enemies of peace and progress,” Sinha recently stated.
The dismissals under Article 311 — which allows termination without a departmental inquiry in the interest of national security — mark the latest step in the government’s ongoing drive to root out terror sympathisers from public service in Jammu and Kashmir.
Published on October 30, 2025