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  India   All India  22 Feb 2019  UP govt officer suspended for posting offensive message about Pulwama attack.

UP govt officer suspended for posting offensive message about Pulwama attack.

PTI
Published : Feb 22, 2019, 11:02 am IST
Updated : Feb 22, 2019, 11:02 am IST

People staged a protest outside Yadav's office over his comment and demanded strict action against him.

Basic Shiksha Adhikari DK Yadav was suspended on the recommendation of district authorities. (Photo: representational)
 Basic Shiksha Adhikari DK Yadav was suspended on the recommendation of district authorities. (Photo: representational)

 Muzaffarnagar: A government education officer in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended for allegedly posting an objectionable message on social media about the Pulwama terror attack, officials said Friday. 

Basic Shiksha Adhikari DK Yadav was suspended on the recommendation of district authorities here and the Uttar Pradesh government has taken steps in this connection, according to Additional District Magistrate Amit Kumar.

Yadav was suspended for allegedly posting an objectionable message on social media about the Pulwama incident on Thursday, the officials said.

Some people also staged a protest outside Yadav's office over his comment and demanded strict action against him.

Forty CRPF personnel were killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14.

Tags: pulwama terror attack, up govt officer, social media
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Muzaffarnagar