Kashmiri Pandit Employees Asked to Work From Home Following Online Threat
Security agencies say online threat posters listed six employees and phone numbers, prompting a work-from-home order for minority staff until Aug. 25.
- The administration directed Kashmiri Pandit employees working in the Valley to work from home until August 25 following online terror threats, impacting staff appointed under the Prime Minister Employment Package.
- Threats emerged from the United Liberation Council, a shadow front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which circulated posters naming six Kashmiri Pandit employees with phone numbers and personal details.
- Recent violence shattered the region's calm, including a June 22 attack in Anantnag and the July 31 killing of two laborers at a Kelam Brick Kiln, preceding the online threats.
- Panun Kashmir convenor Dr. Agnishekhar called the publication of personal details "a matter of grave concern," urging Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to order comprehensive threat assessments for employees and families.
- Security forces intensified patrolling near Pandit habitations, while fears recall 2022 attacks that killed five employees, prompting ongoing reassessment of protection protocols across the Valley.
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Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir have threatened to kill Kashmiri Pandits, prompting security agencies to step up vigilance in the valley. The administration has advised employees to work from home and has tightened surveillance at transit camps to enhance security.
Kashmiri Pandit employees asked to work from home following online threat
Srinagar, Aug 11: Minority employees working in Kashmir have been directed to work from home following two back to back terror attacks in south Kashmir and online terror threat named Kashmir Pandits. The security agencies have come across online threats with the names of Kashmiri Pandits, who are working in the Valley as government employees, The New Indian Express reported. The report stated that the directives follow two terror attacks that br…
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