J&K LG Manoj Sinha sacks three govt employees allegedly working for LeT, Hizb-ul-Mujahidin: Sources

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has sacked three government employees allegedly working for radical groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), said sources on Tuesday.
The suspects have been identified as Malik Ishfaq Naseer, who was working as a police constable; Ajaz Ahmed, working as a teacher in the school education department; and Waseem Ahmad Khan, a Junior Assistant in Government Medical College, Srinagar, the sources added.
Since taking office in August 2020, Manoj Sinha has prioritised weakening radical’s infrastructure by targeting both active insurgents and their support networks, including overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers embedded in government institutions. Sinha has ensured aggressive counter-radicalisation operations, with security forces neutralising hundreds of them in Jammu and Kashmir between 2020 and 2024 and termination of more than 70 OGW/Terror associates from government jobs under Article 311(2)(c) of the Indian Constitution.
This comes a month after the devastating Pahalgam strike where these radicals made 26 civilians lose their lives, mostly tourists in Baisaran valley of Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier on May 31, the Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested two men, both brothers, for supplying Indian SIM cards to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs).
According to the police, the apprehended individuals were Hasin and Kasim, both residents of Rajasthan.
According to the officials, the suspected Hasin, had visited Pakistan around 15 years back as his relatives reside there. Currently, he has been in touch with ISI officials for around 4-5 years. In August 2024, he sent SIM cards to Pakistan through Kasim. One of the SIM cards is in his name, and it was used by PIO.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Hasin sent pictures of sensitive army establishments to the PIO and received money in lieu of that. The officials added that he also provided OTP with the ability to activate WhatsApp in Pakistan.
His ISI handlers also helped him to get a Pak Visa for his younger brother Kasim, his brother-in-law and sister when they had gone to Pak in August 2024, the police said.

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