Motihari (Bihar), March 3 Thirty-seven trainee police constables were suspended for unauthorized absence from their duties in East Champaran district ahead of Holi.
They have also been served show-cause notices, according to a statement issued by the district police on Tuesday.
"Thirty-seven trainee constables, who were supposed to be on duty at different police stations ahead of Holi, were found unauthorizedly absent during their attendance check on Monday. All 37 trainee constables have been placed under suspension," the statement said.
In the show-cause notices, they were asked to explain within a week why departmental action should not be initiated against them, it said.