The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled chief of banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of jailed terrorist Bitta Karate. All four have been dismissed for allegedly having links with forces working against India and spreading malicious propaganda, officials said. The terminations come under Article 311 of the Constitution which enables the government to sack its employees without any inquiry.

Syed Abdul Mueed, son of Salahuddin (Syed Mohd Yusuf)  who was a Manager (Information and Technology) at the Commerce and Industries Department, is among the dismissed employees. He is the third son of the Hizbul chief to have been sacked from a government job. Syed Ahmed Shakeel and Shahid Yusuf were dismissed from service last year. According to the officials, Mueed was allegedly involved in three terror attacks.