Number of employees sacked using the special provisions has gone up to 34 since last year

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday sacked police constable Tawseef Ahmed Mir, who has been accused of actively working for Hizbul Mujahideen and trying to kill two of his colleagues, and four more employees for alleged links with terror groups.

The Union Territory administration terminated the services of the employees following a recommendation of a designated committee constituted under Article 311 (2) © of the Constitution that allows dismissal without an inquiry in the interest of the security of the State.

The number of employees sacked using the special provisions has gone up to 34 since last year.

Under this provision, the sacked employees can only approach the High Court with their plea.

The committee comprising officials from police and state home department was constituted to identify and weed out government employees who have terror links and are working as overground workers (OGW) for such outfits.

According to the official order, it has been learnt that Mir’s father was a terrorist of the Al-Jihad outfit and he was killed during an encounter in 1997.

Mir subsequently joined the police force but covertly started working for terror outfit Hizb Ul Mujahideen and over the years he became close to several of its terror commanders.

He also allegedly provided logistics to five terrorists in Shopian district and in June 2017, he along with terror associates tried to kill an SPO.

He also allegedly tried to kill a police constable in Shopian.

Later on, he is alleged to have begun recruiting youths for the terror outfit and when his activities became known, an FIR under the Public Safety Act was filed against Tawseef at Shopian Police station.

Although he was suspended from the service in July 2017, he was not dismissed.

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 30th March , 2022