India, April 14 -- The Maharashtra public health department suspended three senior officers on April 10 for alleged dereliction of duty and ordered a departmental probe against them, officials said on Monday.

The officers are Dr Prashant Wadikar, civil surgeon of Kolhapur district, Namdeo More, chief administrative officer in the deputy director's office, Kolhapur, and Dr Supriya Deshmukh, assistant director of health services, Pune.

They faced action under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979 for administrative lapses during their tenures. The state initiated a departmental inquiry against all three officers, who will remain suspended until further orders.

Hindustan Times has seen a copy of the official o...