Akhnoor: Six transport department officials were suspended by LG administration over Akhnnor bus accident while citing alleged dereliction of duty on Friday.
According to reports, transport department Secretary Niraj Kumar ordered the suspensions of six government officials and a probe after a high-level meeting was chaired by Principal Secretary of the Home department Chandraker Bharti.
“Pending enquiry into the conduct and dereliction of duties, officials posted in the Regional Transport Office in Kathua (Lakhanpur) are placed under suspension with immediate effect and are attached in the office of Transport Commissioner, Jammu,” Kumar said in an order.
The suspended officials include Ranjeev Bhasin (motor vehicle inspector), Sumit Magotra (junior assistant) and multi-tasking staff (MTS) members Ashwani Kumar, Aman Kumar, Keshav Singh and Rakesh Kumar.
Over 22 non-locals died after a bus skidded off the road and fell into deep gorge along Jammu-Poonch highway on Thursday.