Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Kashmiri Pandit Employees Told to Stay Home After Threat Letter
In a place called Kashmir, some people who work for the government were told to stay home and work from their houses until August 20.
This happened because a scary letter appeared on the internet.
The letter said a group called the United Liberation Council warned them to 'change their ways.'
It also showed their names and phone numbers, which made them feel unsafe.
Many of these workers belong to a small community called Kashmiri Pandits.
A group called Panun Kashmir, which supports Kashmiri Pandits, is very worried and asked the government to investigate.
They want the police to check on the safety of everyone named in the letter and their families.
The police are checking if the letter is real, and some government officials say they are not sure.
A school official said his department did not ask anyone to stay home, but some workers say they were told to.
The letter came about a week after two workers were sadly killed in a place called Kulgam, so many people are worried about safety.
Kashmiri Pandit government employees in the Kashmir Valley were reportedly asked to stay home and work from home until August 20 after a threat letter named them.
The letter, circulated online by the United Liberation Council, a suspected shadow group of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), published employees' names and phone numbers and warned them to 'change their ways.'
Panun Kashmir demanded a probe, with convener Agnishekhar urging Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to order a comprehensive threat assessment of all named persons and their immediate families.
Police are verifying the letter's authenticity; sources say verbal instructions were issued to departments, but Director of School Education Naseer Ahmad Wani denied any such order.
The letter emerged about a week after two migrant workers were killed at a brick kiln in Kulgam on July 31, reviving safety concerns after militant attacks in 2022 killed five employees.
- Who
- Kashmiri Pandit employees in government departments in the Kashmir Valley, the United Liberation Council, Panun Kashmir (convener Agnishekhar), and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
- What
- A threat letter naming Kashmiri Pandit employees and publishing their phone numbers led to reports that the government asked them to stay home and work from home until August 20
- When
- Early August 2026, with reports published on August 12, 2026; about a week after two migrant workers were killed in Kulgam on July 31
- Where
- Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Why
- Reported militant threats from the United Liberation Council, a suspected shadow group of Lashkar-e-Toiba, that identified community members as potential targets and claimed access to information about their families, locations and workplaces
Security-First Response
Employee and Official Pushback
Existence of the work-from-home directive
Security-First Response
Sources say departments, particularly schools and the Revenue Department, were verbally told to allow affected Kashmiri Pandit employees to remain at home and move to safer places.
Employee and Official Pushback
Director of School Education Naseer Ahmad Wani denied any such order, saying no employee was asked to work from home or take leave and that all employees are regularly coming to duty.
Staying home as a response to threats
Security-First Response
With threats naming individuals and revealing their phone numbers, and security already on high alert after the Kulgam killings, keeping employees at home and increasing security is seen as a necessary precaution.
Employee and Official Pushback
Sunny Raina of the All Prime Minister's Package Employees association said staying home is 'not a solution,' as roughly 9,000 migrant employees still need to live normal lives, go to markets and buy medicines.
- Affected group
- Kashmiri Pandit employees in government departments in the Kashmir Valley
- Measure
- Stay home, work from home, remain alert and move to safer places until August 20
- Reported threat source
- United Liberation Council, suspected shadow group or front of Lashkar-e-Toiba
- Alleged targets
- Six Kashmiri Pandit employees, all from the Revenue Department
- Group demanding probe
- Panun Kashmir (convener Agnishekhar)
- Official urged to act
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
- Letter status
- Authenticity being verified by police; no formal government order issued
- Background
- Letter emerged about a week after two migrant workers were killed at a brick kiln in Kulgam on July 31
