5 Cops, One Teacher Dismissed in J&K for Narco-Terrorism Links

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday terminated six officials, including 5 policemen and a teacher, on the charges of narco-terror links, reported The Statesman.

They were accused of indulging in narco-terrorism and assisting infiltrating terrorists.

The dismissed employees are; Farooq Ahmad Sheikh ( Head Constable), Khalid Hussian Shah ( Constable), Rahmat Shah (Constable), Irshad Ahmad Chalkoo (Constable), Saif Din (Constable) and Nazam Din (Teacher).

A government spokesman said that the administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha invoked Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution to sack these employees after a thorough investigation revealed their involvement in a narco-terror network run by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and terror outfits operating from Pakistan.