Police Arrest Kashmiri Pandit Activist over Terrorist Threats to Kashmiri Pandit Employees in J&K
Police said Rakesh Handoo was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit employees were placed on leave over the threats.
- Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested Kashmiri Pandit activist Rakesh Handoo in Faridabad, Haryana, on October 17 for allegedly sending terrorist threats to employees, charging him under the Unlawful Activities Act.
- Panic gripped Kashmiri Pandit employees in August after purported threat letters containing personal details circulated. Hundreds of workers hired under the Prime Minister's special employment package were subsequently placed on administrative leave for three weeks.
- On October 17, a Baramulla police team arrested Handoo from Greater Faridabad after he failed to comply with police summons. An FIR had been registered on September 21 following the threat circulation.
- Handoo previously contested the 2008 Assembly elections against National Conference President Farooq Abdullah from the Hazratbal constituency in Srinagar. Lok Janshakti Party leader Saraf called the booking 'not good for the community.'
- Around 6,000 Kashmiri Pandits hold government jobs under the Prime Minister's special employment package designed to facilitate rehabilitation since 1990. The investigation reflects ongoing security challenges facing the community.
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Kashmiri Pandit activist held in connection with online threat posters that targeted community in Valley
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Officials said Mr. Handoo was zeroed in after a Kashmiri Pandit employee, Rohit Raina whose name figured in the “terror threat list”, registered a complaint with the police
Police arrest Kashmiri Pandit Activist over terrorist threats to Kashmiri Pandit employees in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a Kashmir Pandit activist in Haryana's Faridabad over his alleged involvement in sending terrorist threats to Kashmiri Pandit employees in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to an NDTV report. According to the report, the accused, identified as Rakesh Handoo, has been charged under the stringent anti-terrorist and cyber-terror charges. "Police have got substantial and serious …
Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested Rakesh Handoo, a member of the Kashmiri Pandit community, from Faridabad, Haryana, for allegedly circulating a fake terrorist threat letter on social media targeting migrant workers and laborers working in the Kashmir Valley.
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