J&K Principal, Jail Officer Sacked For Supporting Terrorists: Sources

Deputy Superintendent of Jails in the Union Territory, Feroz Ahmad Lone, and government school principal Javid Ahmad Shah have been sacked after investigation showed they have links with terror groups

A senior prison officer and a school principal have been sacked for working with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, government sources told NDTV today, asking not to be identified.

Deputy Superintendent of Jails in the Union Territory, Feroz Ahmad Lone, and government school principal Javid Ahmad Shah have been sacked after investigation showed they have links with terror groups, the sources said.

Mr Lone was appointed to his post in 2012 when Omar Abdullah was the Chief Minister. The jail officer allegedly conspired with terrorist group leaders to send young people to Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir or PoK for weapons training, the sources said, adding these young people were then sent back to Jammu and Kashmir as Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists.

Mr Lone allegedly worked with Riyaz Naikoo, a Hizbul terrorist who was shot dead by security forces. The jail officer allegedly helped two terrorists gain access to the prison to meet another terrorist, who was behind bars.