The staff crunch woes at the four post mortem centres of the city, ran by state the government, is slated to get worse as the opening of a new post mortem centre has clashed with the suspension order of nine of the staff members.

While sources confirmed that the suspension is a disciplinary action, taken because of the attempt of 65 workers to create a union to address their issues, allegations point out that its an attempt by the police surgeon to suppress the voices of the staff by taking strict action against those who were spearheading the union proposal. At the same time, residents are slated to have some hard time as a remaining 54 employees, already under the threat of action, will also have to manage the additional centre being inaugurated at Sidhharth Hospital, Goregaon by next week.