Kashmiri Pandit Employees Asked To Work From Home After Threat Letter From LeT-Linked Group

Published 12 August 2026 · india

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News india Kashmiri Pandit Employees Asked To Work From Home After Threat Letter From LeT-Linked Group Kashmiri Pandit Employees Asked To Work From Home After Threat Letter From LeT-Linked Group Reported By, Last Updated: August 12, 2026, 08:53 IST Kashmir has been put on high alert after an LeT-linked group issued a threat letter naming Kashmiri Pandit government employees and warning of targeted attacks. Rapid Read Security forces have increased surveillance around migrant quarters. (PTI image used for representation) Kashmir has been placed on heightened alert after the Jammu and Kashmir administration directed Kashmiri Pandit government employees, particularly those appointed under the Prime Minister’s Package and posted in the Valley, to work from home following fresh threats linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), CNN-News18 has learnt. According to intelligence inputs, LeT-linked terror groups are seeking to target Kashmiri Pandits, prompting security agencies and the administration to review protection measures for vulnerable employees. CNN-News18 had earlier reported that LeT-linked propaganda networks had circulated explicit threats and hit lists targeting Kashmiri Pandits returning to the Valley as well as non-local government employees posted in areas considered vulnerable.

The latest security response follows a threat letter dated August 7, 2026, issued by the United Liberation Council (ULC), which sources describe as a shadow front linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba. The letter identified six Kashmiri Pandit government employees and published their phone numbers. It also claimed to have detailed information about their families, workplaces and locations, and warned that relocating to Jammu would not protect them. The threat communication also objected to remote-working arrangements for migrant employees, including work-from-home measures introduced for their safety. Security agencies assess that the objective is to create fear among employees and discourage the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. Lashkar Shadow Fronts Under Scanner Top Indian intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that the ULC is among several shadow fronts used by Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to the sources, organisations operating under names such as The Resistance Front (TRF), ULC, PAFF and other locally styled groups are intended to portray acts of terrorism and targeted killings as locally driven resistance rather than operations backed from Pakistan. Intelligence agencies believe the use of such fronts also helps terror organisations reduce the direct international visibility of LeT and attempt to evade scrutiny linked to global counter-terrorism sanctions and Financial Action Task Force pressure.