Jammu, May 29 (PTI) Authorities in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the absence of two-member night staff including a doctor at a Primary Health Centre (PHC).

Samba Deputy Commissioner Anuradha Gupta also ordered withholding of the salary of the absentee doctor and male multipurpose health worker till further orders.

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The action followed after a video circulating on social media showed a snake bite victim waiting at Purmandal PHC in the absence of the night staff.

Taking serious note of the video, Gupta ordered the Vijaypur sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) to conduct an inquiry into the absence of the night staff at the PHC and submit his report within three days.

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