The terminations were executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution as part of the administration’s “zero-tolerance to terror” policy, aimed at eradicating militant elements from government bodies.
Sinha recently stated that he would not rest until “the last thread of the terror cancer is torn from the body of government machinery.” He also pledged that security forces would “completely, decisively, and permanently end the scourge of terrorism.”
One individual dismissed, Farhat Ali Khanday, a Class-IV employee in the education department of Ramban district, was allegedly affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen and used his government role as a façade to revive militant activities and establish networks in the area, sources indicated.
Reports suggest that Khanday first attracted the attention of security agencies in 2011 during an investigation into a hawala network linked to funding militant families. He was arrested that year but later secured bail and purportedly continued his activities.
Investigations revealed that he maintained contact with militant networks and acted as a facilitator. A chargesheet was submitted against him in a special court in 2022, sources said.
”We were unaware that Farhat was associated with Hizbul Mujahideen until April 2011.
His name surfaced during the interrogation of a Hizbul Mujahideen operative captured by Jammu and Kashmir Police for distributing funds to the families of seven terrorists.
Police detained Farhat, but he managed to obtain bail in October 2011 and continued his involvement in terror activities,” official sources disclosed.
The second dismissed employee, Mohammad Shafi Dar from Bandipora, was employed in the rural development department and was appointed on compassionate grounds, officials reported.
He was allegedly acting as a terror associate for Lashkar-e-Taiba, providing logistical and operational support, which included arranging safe houses, facilitating militants’ movements, and sharing sensitive intel about security forces, they added.
Dar was arrested in April 2025 during a joint checkpoint operation. Arms and ammunition, including an AK-56 rifle and a grenade, were recovered from him, sources stated.
Further investigations suggested he had become an active operational associate and was allegedly involved in planning attacks on security forces.
Officials noted that this action is part of a larger crackdown, with over 90 government employees having been dismissed due to suspected terror links in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sinha has reaffirmed the administration’s dedication to eliminating terrorism and ensuring that no hostile elements operate within the government framework, they added.
