LG Sinha sacks two more govt employees over links with Hizbul, LeT

Pursuing a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated two more government employees from service over alleged links with Pakistan-based terror outfits.

These dismissals were executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India, an official said.

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This is part of the ongoing drive to root out terrorist elements embedded in the government machinery.

The move underscores Sinha’s iron-fisted offensive to purge the state apparatus of covertly infiltrated terrorist elements.

One of the alleged terrorists, Farhat Ali Khanday, was a Class-IV employee of the Education Department in Ramban. However, in reality, Farhat was operating for the terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and used his government position as a cover to revive terrorism and build a larger terrorist network in Ramban and surrounding areas, the official said.

Sources said Farhat first came under the watch of security and intelligence agencies in 2011, when a hawala network tasked with distributing money to families of killed terrorists was exposed. Later, fresh inputs revealed that terror funds were being channelled to revive and sustain the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist network in Jammu Division.

A detailed investigation and extensive inputs gathered by the agencies revealed that Farhat continued to act as a facilitator and conduit for terrorists.

Another government employee sacked by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is Mohammad Shafi Dar from Bandipora. He was working as a Class-IV employee in the Rural Development Department. His appointment was made on compassionate grounds following the death of his father, who was working as a plantation watcher in the Rural Development Department.

Investigation revealed that Mohammad Shafi Dar was working as a terror associate of LeT and was providing logistical and operational support to LeT terrorists operating in Bandipora.

Sources said Shafi was tasked by a Pakistan-based terror outfit to provide safe houses to terrorists, facilitate their movement and transportation, share sensitive information related to the movement and deployment of police and security forces, and raise an OGW network of LeT in the area.

“In April 2025, Shafi and one of his terror associates, Rayees Ahmad Dar, were apprehended during a routine check at a joint check post. One AK-56 rifle, a grenade and other ammunition were recovered from Shafi,” sources said.

Sources also pointed out that Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has already shown he means business, with more than 90 government employees with terror links having been sacked.