Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has dismissed government employees over alleged terror links, acting under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India. The dismissals have been carried out without standard disciplinary inquiries, according to one report, citing national security concerns.

Mohammad Shafi Malik, a Power Development Department inspector, was dismissed and faces charges including murder and attempt to murder, according to the Times of India. Ghulam Hussain, a teacher from Reasi district, was dismissed and is accused of working as an overground worker for Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned terrorist organization, and facilitating recruitment and funding in Reasi, according to Hindustan Times. Majid Iqbal Dar, a teacher from Rajouri, was dismissed and is accused of involvement in narco-terrorism, terror financing, radicalisation of youth, and connection to IED conspiracy cases, according to Hindustan Times. A Class-IV employee of the Education Department in Ramban was terminated and was associated with Hizb Ul Mujahideen, allegedly using his government position to support terrorist activity, according to Free Press Journal. This employee first came under surveillance in 2011 when a hawala network distributing funds to families of killed terrorists was exposed, and was later found to be channeling terror funds, according to the same report.

Since 2020, around 86 government employees have been terminated in Jammu and Kashmir for suspected terror links, according to The Hindu. Nearly 80 have been dismissed since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, according to Hindustan Times. Government dismissals are part of a policy shift since 2020. Some view the dismissals as necessary due to security risks from institutional infiltration. Some critics express concern about the dismissals.