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Kashmiri Pandit Staffers Seek Security After Threat Letters

Kashmiri Pandit Staffers Seek Security After Threat Letters
‘Returned with hope…’: After threats, Kashmiri Pandit staffers write to Amit Shah · indianexpress.com

Kashmiri Pandit employees working in the Valley have written to Amit Shah.

They say threat letters have made them feel unsafe.

Some letters reportedly included people’s addresses and phone numbers.

The employees believe their community has not been fully accepted or rehabilitated.

They say fear and uncertainty make rebuilding their lives difficult.

They want the threats investigated carefully.

They also want the people responsible to be found and punished.

Finally, they are asking for stronger security and safety checks for their workplaces and settlements.

Key facts

Appeal recipient
Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister
Group issuing letter
All PM Package Employees Forum
Threat timeline
A number of threat letters emerged over the last two months
Reported threat details
Some letters published addresses and phone numbers
Security request
Strengthen security for employees recruited under the Prime Minister’s package
Investigation request
Identify and punish those responsible for the threat letters
Additional request
Conduct a comprehensive security audit of the community and its settlements

Quotes

All PM Package Employees Forum

Forum representing Kashmiri Pandit employees recruited under the Prime Minister’s package

“There is a perception among many of us that the process of our complete social rehabilitation and acceptance has not progressed as we had hoped. We are trying to rebuild our lives here, but the atmosphere of uncertainty makes this process extremely difficult”
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