The Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended a Medical Officer at District Hospital Bandipora for remaining absent from duty on August 14 and failing to attend Independence Day celebrations the following day.
According to the suspension order, the Medical Officer did not report for her scheduled duty on August 14, 2025, affecting patient care at the hospital.
The next day, despite written instructions, she was absent from the Independence Day function — an act the administration termed as “disrespect and disregard for a national event.”
Pending inquiry, the doctor has been placed under suspension and attached to the Head of Department, Ophthalmology, District Hospital Bandipora. (Agencies)
