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The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s medication terminated 3 authorities employees connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) for alleged anti-national activities.
Shaleen Kabra, a fiscal commissioner astatine the Jal Shakti Department, issued abstracted orders to “disengage” 3 employees from work for engagement successful “anti-national and subversive activities”. The 3 employees of the section were identified arsenic Showkat Ahmad Zargar, Liyaqat Ali Bhagwan, and Kousar Hussain Bhagwan.
Mr. Zargar, a regular wager from Bijbehara successful Anantnag, allegedly faced charges nether Sections 307 Ranbir Penal Code, 7/27 Arms Act, and Sections 16 and 18 of the UAPA, which deals with “conspiracy to perpetrate violent acts, harbouring terrorists, and membership/support of a violent organisation”, officials said.
Liyaqat Bhagwan, of Kishtwar’s Bhagwan Mohalla, was a casual labourer posted astatine Berwar successful Kishtwar. Officials said helium besides faced charges nether Sections 13, 18, 19, 38, and 39 of the UAPA. “The lawsuit is presently nether trial,” officials said.
The 3rd employee, Kousar Bhagwan, a nonmigratory of Hunjala successful Kishtwar who was a casual labourer, is besides facing charges nether Sections 13, 18, 19, 38, and 39 of the UAPA. The lawsuit is presently successful court.
Ruling National Conference legislator Salman Sagar said, “The termination of employees should not go a instrumentality of victimisation. If anyone is charged with anti-national activity, they indispensable get a just accidental to contiguous their broadside earlier their lives are ruined.”
Around 85 authorities employees person been terminated nether the L-G medication successful Kashmir since 2020. The L-G began terminating employees came aft provisions of Article 311 were amended successful 2020 successful J&K.
