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LeT-linked ULC threatens Kashmiri Pandits, J&K police
A threat letter from the United Liberation Council (ULC), described by Indian intelligence as a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, has targeted Kashmiri Pandit officials and police in Jammu and Kashmir. Dated…
The Story in Brief
A threat letter from the United Liberation Council (ULC), described by Indian intelligence as a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, has targeted Kashmiri Pandit officials and police in Jammu and Kashmir. Dated August 7, the letter claims to have personal details of six named government employees and warns they will be tracked even if they move to Jammu. It also threatens the Lieutenant Governor and police, saying local officers are vulnerable. The group’s ‘media coordinator’, Ahmad Bilal, signed the letter.
India Today Digital quotes a Srinagar-based journalist confirming the letter’s authenticity. Panun Kashmir, a Pandit advocacy group, urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to order immediate threat assessments. Kashmiri voices on social media, including analyst Junaid Qureshi, condemned the threat and pledged to protect the Pandit community. The ULC has not issued any known attacks, but the letter has revived memories of the 1990s exodus.
The Indian Opinion
Some narratives will frame this as proof that militancy is resurgent in Kashmir, while others will dismiss it as a crude psychological ploy by a fading outfit. The facts are more sobering: the ULC named six Pandit employees and leaked private details, which is hard intelligence work. The real test is whether the J&K police can trace the digital trail back to the handlers and expose how they obtained the data. Until then, fear is the only weapon that has actually struck home.
Source: indiatoday.in
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