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Kashmiri Pandit Employees Seek Security After Renewed Online Threats
A threatening message about Kashmiri Pandit employees appeared online.
It reportedly included their names, addresses, phone numbers and vehicle details.
The message was linked to a group calling itself the United Liberation Council.
Security agencies are checking whether the message is genuine and where it came from.
Kashmiri Pandit groups want stronger protection for employees and their families.
They are also worried that private information may have leaked.
The threats reminded many people of intimidation faced by Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s.
Some leaders have spoken about brotherhood and bringing people back to the Valley.
KPSS says peaceful words must be matched by real security and accountability.
A communication dated August 23, attributed to the United Liberation Council, circulated online with names and personal details of Kashmiri Pandit employees.
The reported information included residential addresses, phone numbers and vehicle registration details, raising concerns about possible access to official records.
KPSS demanded an immediate investigation, stronger security, protection of personal data and safeguards for ancestral property and the right to return.
Security agencies are checking the communication’s authenticity and origin; reports describe the ULC as a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba-linked proxy.
Community groups said the threats revived fears associated with the 1990s, while BJP leader Ashok Koul emphasized brotherhood and social cohesion.
- Who
- Kashmiri Pandit employees and representative groups, especially the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti, responded to a threat attributed to the United Liberation Council; security agencies are investigating.
- What
- An online threat reportedly published personal details of Kashmiri Pandit employees and accused migrants of acting against the majority community.
- Where
- The communication circulated online and concerned Kashmiri Pandit employees working in the Valley of Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The latest communication surfaced on August 23; an earlier related poster reportedly circulated around August 7, and the year was not specified.
- Why
- KPSS and other community groups are seeking action because the publication of identifiable personal information and renewed threats raised concerns about employees’ safety, privacy and ability to return or work in the Valley.
KPSS Security and Accountability Demands
Social Harmony and Return Emphasis
Immediate response to threats
KPSS Security and Accountability Demands
KPSS says the communication cannot be dismissed as digital propaganda and wants an investigation into its creators, circulation, data source and any local support network.
Social Harmony and Return Emphasis
Ashok Koul’s reported remarks emphasized brotherhood, social cohesion and the return of Kashmiri Pandits, while also stating that targeted killings will not stop.
Security versus reassurance
KPSS Security and Accountability Demands
KPSS argues that harmony, assurances and sentiment cannot replace concrete protection, intelligence, data safeguards and accountability for employees and their families.
Social Harmony and Return Emphasis
The social-harmony emphasis presents community brotherhood as important to restoring Kashmiri Pandits’ presence in the Valley, although the reported comments acknowledge continuing security risks.
Interpretation of the threat
KPSS Security and Accountability Demands
KPSS views the publication of personal details as a serious vulnerability and says the psychological effect resembles earlier intimidation faced by Kashmiri Pandits.
Social Harmony and Return Emphasis
Security agencies are still verifying the threat’s authenticity and origin, so its operational significance has not been definitively established.
Key facts
- Latest threat date
- August 23
- Earlier communication
- A related poster reportedly circulated around August 7 and named six employees.
- Attributed group
- United Liberation Council, or ULC
- Reported information exposed
- Names, residential addresses, phone numbers and vehicle registration details
- Affected employees
- Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the Prime Minister’s Special Employment and Rehabilitation Package
- Investigation status
- Security agencies are examining the communication’s authenticity and origin.
- Community response
- KPSS, the All PM Package Employees Forum Kashmir and Panun Kashmir called for stronger security and protection.
Quotes
United Liberation Council
The militant outfit that issued the online threat against Kashmiri Pandit employees.
“All those Pandits who migrated from the Valley are hypocrites and traitors. They are targeted not because of their religion but because of their traitorous actions and conduct.”
deccanchronicle.com
“Non-migrant Pandits who stayed in the Valley and did not fall for false promises of then-Governor Jagmohan are safe and no one is opposed to them.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sanjay K. Tickoo
President of the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti.
“The right to remember one’s home cannot be criminalised. The right to return cannot be portrayed as provocation. And the right to live without fear cannot be reduced to a request for sympathy.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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