Srinagar, April 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday sacked two more government employees for their alleged links with terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen by invoking Article 311 of constitution of India.

One of those dismissed, Farhat Ali Khanday, a Class-IV employee in the education department in Ramban district, was allegedly working for Hizbul Mujahideen and using his government position as a cover to revive militant activities and build networks in the region, official sources said.
They said Khanday came under the radar of security agencies in 2011 during investigations into a hawala network involved in distributing funds to families of militants.
He was arrested the same year but later secured bail and allegedly continued his activities.
A charge sheet was filed against him in a special court in 2022, they said.
Official sources said second employee, Mohammad Shafi Dar from Bandipora, was working in the rural development department and had been appointed on compassionate grounds.
“He was allegedly acting as a terror associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba, providing logistical and operational support, including arranging safe houses, facilitating movement of militants, and sharing sensitive information about security forces,” they said.
Dar was apprehended in April 2025 during a joint naka check. Arms and ammunition, including an AK-56 rifle and a grenade, were recovered from his possession, sources said.
Lt Governor Sinha invoked Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India to sack the two employees.
In a similarly worded dismissal orders, it was stated that the Lieutenant Governor was satisfied after considering the facts and circumstances of each case and on the basis of information available that the activities of the two employees are such as to warrant their dismissal from service.
The orders stated that the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied under sub-clause (c) of the proviso to clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution of India that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold an inquiry in both the cases.
Accordingly, the Lt Governor has dismissed both the government employees from service with immediate effect.
Officials said the action is part of a broader crackdown, under which more than 90 government employees with alleged terror links have been dismissed so far in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sinha has reiterated the administration’s commitment to eliminating terrorism and ensuring that no element inimical to the state operates within the government system.