‘Change your ways’: Fresh threat issued against Kashmiri pandit migrants working in valley, names 12 community members
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Fresh threat letter targets Kashmiri pandit migrants working in Kashmir valley. Photograph: (ANI)
The letter distinguishes between Kashmiri Pandits who remained in the Valley and those who migrated, claiming that those who stayed are safe and no one is opposed to them, and those who did migrate.
A fresh letter was issued against Kashmiri Pandit migrants on Sunday, warning the community working in the Kashmir Valley. The notice came almost two weeks after a similar letter was shared online, warning the community to “change their ways”. The development followed decades of threats to the community with letters that included personal details of the migrants, down to the house number and street name.
The letter gives residential locations in different parts of Jammu along with names of a dozen Kashmiri Pandits, which also describes them as “white collar terrorists’’ and “traitors’’ working for their “masters” in Delhi. Officials assured that security agencies are looking into the authenticity of the two letters and attempting to identify those behind them.
The letter distinguishes between Kashmiri Pandits who remained in the Valley and those who migrated, claiming that those who stayed are safe and no one is opposed to them, and those who did migrate. The threat is reportedly directed at those who left the valley, as well as individuals reportedly “trying to implement RSS agenda” in Kashmir. “As already warned, wherever you are and wherever you go, we are watching your every move,” the letter signed by one Ahmed Bilal states.
Letter issued by United Liberation Council
The letters, purportedly issued by a group called the United Liberation Council, which security agencies suspect may be another front of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, are being viewed as an attempt to intimidate Kashmiri Pandits who returned to the Valley after being appointed to various government departments under the PM job package.
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Earlier this month, following the emergence of the first threat letter, the Jammu and Kashmir government directed departments to send Kashmiri Pandit employees on leave. It also advised them to remain vigilant and relocate to safer areas.
The earlier letter reportedly contained the names and phone numbers of some Revenue Department employees. Police sources said it attempted to link their official duties with the government's seizure of properties belonging to terrorists. The letter surfaced nearly a week after militants killed two migrant workers at a brick kiln in South Kashmir's Kulgam on July 31.
