NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit employees have been sent on administrative leave till 25th of August following a purported threat letter issued by a group linked to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Fear gripped Kashmiri Pandit employees after a purported threat letter naming some employees and listing their contact details was circulated recently.
Official sources say all the employees appointed under Prime Minister’s special employment package have been advised to shift to safer places. All those who have been named in the threat letter have been safely shifted to Jammu, sources said.
“After the threats, police have advised us not to attend work, and those who are still living in the Valley have been asked not to come out of their homes,” said Amit Koul, a Kashmiri Pandit employee.
Police said they are investigating threats and taking necessary security measures to ensure the safety of employees.
“It’s a precautionary measure. We are investigating these threats and taking necessary steps to ensure everyone’s safety,” said a senior police officer.
Around 6,000 Kashmiri Pandits have been given government jobs under the Prime Minister’s special employment package rolled out in 2010. It was aimed at facilitating return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri pandits displaced from their homeland after the outbreak of the secessionist movement in 1990.
