Srinagar, Dec 11: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has placed a woman employee under suspension for her "inappropriate" reaction to a social media post on the chief of defence staff's death, officials said on Friday.

The banking attendant was suspended on Thursday, pending disciplinary proceedings against her, the officials said.

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The woman had reportedly posted an inappropriate emoji on a social media report about General Bipin Rawat's death.

"Despite repeated circulars issued from time to time against the misuse of social media platforms contrary to the interests/rules of the bank, in one such incident, one of our employees had made derogatory comments/remarks on social media on a tragic accident," the bank stated in the letter of suspension.

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