Govt terminates 4 more employees over narcotics trade in J&K

Srinagar, Mar 26: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday terminated four more government employees over their involvement in narcotics trade, officials said.

Officials told that the employees include Abdul Rashid Bhat, Gang Coolie, Irrigation & Flood Control Division Sumbal; Dilbag Singh, Lineman, Jal Shakti (PHE) Sub-Division, Hiranagar; Gulzar Ahmed, Assistant Motorman, Hydraulic Division Ramban; and Noor Mohammad Sheikh, Gang Coolie, Ferozpora Basin, Irrigation division, Tangmarg.

He said that all the employees have been dismissed from their service in connection with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) cases in their respective areas.

Earlier, government terminated Gulzar Ahmad Dar, Jamadar, Irrigation Division Shopian in connection with a case in FIR No. 21/2023 u/s 8/15 NDPS—(KNO)