Srinagar:  As many as 18 government employees were placed under suspension on Sunday for unauthorized absence from duty in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, Reports said

Reports said that the District Development Commissioner of Doda, Bhawani Rakwal, issued the suspension orders of the officials of different departments after they were found absent during an inspection yesterday.

Rakwal ordered an inquiry against the suspended officials and also directed the officers concerned to keep their salaries on hold with immediate effect till further orders.