Jammu, March 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated four of its employees over their involvement in the narcotics trade.

Officials said on Wednesday that four government employees - Abdul Rashid Bhat, Gang Coolie, Irrigation & Flood Control Division Sumbal; Dilbag Singh, Lineman, Jal Shakti (PHE) Sub-Division, Hiranagar; Gulzar Ahmed, Assistant Motorman, Hydraulic Division Ramban; and Noor Mohammad Sheikh, Gang Coolie, Ferozpora Basin, Irrigation division, Tangmarg - have been dismissed from their service.

The employees have been dismissed following investigations under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Cases have been registered against them in their respective areas for links with the narcotics ...