Kupwara crackdown: Jammu & Kashmir government sacks 2 employees over terror links; Article 311 invoked

Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha terminated two government employees, Siyad Ahmad Khan and Khurshid Ahmad Rather, for alleged terror links. Investigations revealed their involvement in smuggling arms and narcotics for Lashkar-e-Taiba. Rather, a teacher, procured and distributed weapons, while Khan, an assistant stockman, sheltered terrorists and smuggled arms across the LoC.