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Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti President Sanjay Tickoo has issued a strongly worded statement warning that a fresh threat communication targeting Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley cannot be dismissed as an isolated or minor incident, and has called for an immediate, transparent security response from the authorities.
The statement follows a communication dated August 23, attributed to an outfit calling itself the United Liberation Council, which reportedly surfaced on social media carrying names and personal details of Kashmiri Pandit employees. Security agencies are examining its authenticity and origin, with some reports describing the group as a suspected proxy linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba. Tickoo said that regardless of the investigation’s eventual findings, the circulation of material containing identifiable details of individuals was serious enough to demand urgent attention from security agencies.
Drawing a comparison with the intimidation tactics of the 1990s, when threats were delivered through posters, wall writings and mosque announcements, Tickoo said the medium has shifted to digital and encrypted platforms but the underlying objective of instilling fear remains unchanged. He argued that the recurrence of such threats raises a larger question about why Kashmiri Pandits returning to their ancestral homeland must still contend with the possibility that their return could expose them to danger.
The statement also referenced remarks attributed to BJP General Secretary (Organisation) for J&K, Ashok Koul, made at Tirth Raj Kapal Mochan Nagbal in Shopian, where he reportedly spoke about the return of Kashmiri Pandits and the need for social cohesion while remarking that targeted killings “won’t stop.” Tickoo said such remarks deserved sober reflection rather than sensationalism, but questioned what security guarantees were being offered to families being encouraged to return if the possibility of targeted violence was being described as something that may persist.
Tickoo maintained that brotherhood and social harmony, while valuable, cannot substitute for protection, intelligence and institutional accountability. He said the community should not be repeatedly asked to demonstrate faith in Kashmir while the underlying security concerns remain unaddressed, and called for the threat to be investigated thoroughly, along with stronger safeguards for personal information and ancestral property rights of the community.
The KPSS chief said the central test for society was not how it mourned after a tragedy but whether it recognised and acted on a warning before one occurred, adding that the community’s willingness to return to the Valley should not be mistaken for an acceptance of permanent vulnerability.
