Jammu, July 12 -- A police constable has been dismissed from service in Kathua district for remaining absent from duty for more than two-and-a-half years without obtaining requisite authorisation, police said on Saturday.
Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma has ordered dismissal of Selection Grade Constable Bachan Sharma, a resident of Dhaloti village of Marheen, posted at District Police Lines (DPL) Kathua, a spokesman said.
He said the official was appointed as constable in Jammu and Kashmir Police in 2011.
"During his posting at DPL Kathua, he was marked absent with effect from November 10, 2023. Despite repeated notices, wireless messages, and summons issued through Police Station Rajbagh, and opportunities provided ...