4 employees suspended of remaining absent from duty in Poonch

Four government employees were suspended for being absent from duty without authorisation in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, an official spokesperson said today.

In order to ensure punctuality among public servants and check absenteeism, Assistant Commissioner Development (ADC) Zabir Hussain Shah conducted a surprise check at various offices of Lasana block yesterday.

During the inspection, the ADC found four employees unauthorisedly absent from duty and placed them under suspension, he said.

The suspended employees are Assistant Accounts Officers Harvinder Singh and Mohammad Shabir, Junior Assistant Mohammad Iklaq, peon Mohammad Rashid, the spokesperson said.