Group flags online terror threat issued against Pandits in Kashmir, seeks probe
Panun Kashmir says a threat issued by United Liberation Council “has specifically named members of the Kashmiri Pandit community and disclosed their telephone numbers”
A Kashmiri Pandit organisation, Panun Kashmir, has expressed alarm over purported online threats issued by terrorists targeting Pandits residing in the region. The threats, reportedly issued on August 7, 2026, in the name of the United Liberation Council, specifically named members of the Kashmiri Pandit community and disclosed their personal information.
Convenor Agnishekhar called for an investigation into the authenticity of the claims and urged the Lieutenant Governor to direct police and security agencies to conduct a comprehensive threat assessment of all individuals named in the communication and their families. Scores of Pandit employees have left the valley under the Prime Minister's package, with departments in volatile locations allowing them to take leave until August 20.
The organisation also sought security measures for the individuals identified in the communication and a review of the security of Kashmiri Pandit employees in sensitive government departments. The recent targeted killings of a policeman and two non-local labourers in south Kashmir have also heightened a sense of fear in the region, with a local Lashkar-e-Taiba militant possibly involved.
The J&K police conducted searches across 26 locations in Sopore, recovering incriminating documents and seizing electronic devices linked to the banned socio-religious organisation Jamaat-e-Islami. The police stated that the operation aimed to dismantle networks associated with proscribed organisations and separatist activities.
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