Punjab: Compensation delay: 2 PSPCL officials suspended

The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Friday suspended two employees of the Sunder Nagar division for “negligence” in issuing compensation to kin of a deceased worker, Amanpreet Singh. He had succumbed to injuries after falling from an electricity pole on Wednesday.

The suspended employees have been identified as Yogesh Kumar Mandal, a superintendent, and Prabhjot Kaur, deputy accounts officer, both posted in Sunder Nagar. The suspensions have been issued under Rule 4(1) of the Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1971, the PSPCL stated.