India sacks 4 Kashmiri employees for involvement in activities 'harmful to state security'

The Indian-administered Kashmir government on Saturday sacked four government employees for their involvement in activities "harmful to state security".

Among those sacked was the son of the leader of an armed group fighting Indian authorities in the disputed Himalayan region.

India and Pakistan dispute Kashmir and both consider this entire region part of their territory.

Two professors at the University of Kashmir, whom the government said were radicalizing students in support of Pakistan's goals, and a woman working in the rural development sector for allegedly funding anti-India activities, were also sacked.

"It has been proven that they were involved in activities harmful to the security of the state," senior government officials said, adding that the four employees were immediately terminated.

Last year, the government sacked at least 30 employees over alleged links to militants, under a law that enables it to fire employees without an investigation.

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