Dead employees among 236 transferred to new posts in eastern India

The names of the three dead officials formed part of the list of 236 employees of the state secretariat transferred to Jharkhand, which was formed by splitting Bihar, the Asian Age newspaper reported.

The newspaper quoted state government officials as saying the "current status" of the three employees was not taken into account in the transfer process. One of them, Gangeshwar Singh, died three years ago.

The other two dead "transferred" officials were Ujjal Mandal and Baidyanath Singh. Singh's son, also a state government employee, was "transferred" along with his father. The Asian Age said several workers who had resigned from government service are also among those transferred.

(la/dpa)