J&K admin terminates 5 cops, teacher for ‘narco-terror’ links, ‘anti-national activities’
Implementing its Zero tolerance policy towards the anti-national elements who have been taking advantage of being in the government service, the Union Territory administration in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday dismissed six employees, belonging to various departments: 05 from the Police Department (Constables) and 01 from Education Department (Teacher).
The action was taken as per Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their deep involvement in anti-national activities.
The activities of these cops and the school teacher had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they found them thickly involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the State.
In the last week of July 2024, four employees including two cops were also dismissed from their services for having links with the terrorist outfits. Earlier on June 8, the services of four other employees including two cops were also terminated by the government.
According to the spokesman of the J&K government, “Irshad Ahmad Chalkoo, Selection grade Constable in J&K Police S/o Saif-u-Din Chalkoo R/o Silikote Uri, District Baramulla had developed a close relationship with the terrorist associates of the area and started working as an Over Ground Worker with the proscribed terrorist organization, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The spokesman said Irshad was in close contact with various Kashmiri-origin terrorists based in PoJK, through encrypted messaging applications and had received Arms/ ammunition for further delivery to the terrorists. Being the resident of Uri, District Baramulla, he utilized his knowledge of the local terrain to establish contacts with terrorists based in PoJK. He used to assist terrorist groups, during infiltration, by providing logistics and transportation of their illegal arms and ammunition in the interior areas of Kashmir Valley.
Another cop dismissed from the services has been identified as Saif Din, Selection Grade Constable in Police Department S/o Quasim Din R/o Shigani Bhallesa District Doda A/P Javid Nagar, Bali Charana Naki Tawi, Jammu. According to the dossier prepared by the police department, Saif Din was a notorious drug peddler, a habitual offender, and a mastermind for the generation and distribution of narco terror funding. He worked as a deeply motivated and committed drug peddler as well as a Over Ground Worker for the terrorists of an illegal terrorist organization like Hijbual Mujhahidin. He had established drug channels that are being used by anti-national agencies/ elements to smuggle weapons, and narcotics and to facilitate infiltration of terrorists in J&K.
According to the spokesman, “Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, Head Constable in Police Department S/o Ab Aziz Sheikh R/o Ibkoote Tangdar, District Kupwara, along with two other employees namely Khalid Hussian Shah and Rahmat Shah (both working as Constables in J&K Police) received huge consignment of narcotics from drug smugglers across the LoC from Pakistan occupied J&K. He had contacts with the Pakistan based terrorists, who have been involved in smuggling of narcotics, weapons and money across the LoC.
The spokesman said, “Khalid Hussian Shah, Selection Grade Constable in J&K Police S/o Mehboob Shah R/o Chanipora Payeen Tangdar, District Kupwara, along with two other employees namely Farooq Ahmad Sheikh and Rahmat Shah (both working as Constables in J&K Police) received a huge consignment of narcotics across the LoC from Pakistan occupied J&K”. Being a resident of Tangdar Karnah, Kupwara, he used his expertise of local terrain and topography to establish contacts with narcotic drug smugglers across the border in PoJK and was at the forefront of running a drug cartel in Kupwara-Karnah region.
The spokesman said, Rahmat Shah, Constable in J&K Police S/o Manzoor Hussain Shah R/o Panjowa Pingla Haridal, Karnah, District Kupwara had received a huge consignment of narcotics from across the LoC for peddling it to other parts of the country, including local market for profit motive and for a larger game plan of adversary agency to destabilize J&K. Being a resident of Haridal village in Karnah, Kupwara, leveraged his knowledge of the local terrain and topography to establish connections with the narcotic smugglers across the border in PoJK.
The above persons, namely; Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, Khalid Hussian Shah, and Rahmat Shah, had established contacts with the Pakistan-based terrorists involved in the smuggling of narcotics, weapons, and money across the LoC to India. They used to smuggle drugs from Pakistan and money generated through the illegal trade of these drugs was being used for fueling unrest as well as financing the terrorist activities in the Kashmir Valley and other parts of the Country. They were in contact with a large number of drug peddlers and Over Ground Workers of proscribed terrorist organizations and were a part of the modus operandi for arranging funding for terrorism in Kashmir valley and other parts of the Country.
As per the dossier of the police department, Nazam Din, a teacher in the Education Department S/o Qayam Din R/o Kirni Haveli, District Poonch was acting as a highly motivated and committed drug peddler and Over Ground Worker of terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit. He had received consignments of narcotics from across the LoC for onward delivery to the drug peddlers even in Punjab. He was in constant touch with hardcore terrorists in Pakistan, who were exfiltrated for terrorist training and are currently active in terrorist activities from PoJK. He smuggled drugs from Pakistan and money generated through the illegal trade of these drugs, it was used for fueling unrest as well as financing the terrorist activities in the Kashmir valley, as well as other parts of the Country, being an important source in the narco terror system.
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