Madhya Pradesh Constable Suspended for Liquor Incident

A constable in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district has been suspended after being caught on video consuming liquor outside a panchayat office and posing as a police in-charge. The video went viral on social media, prompting immediate action from authorities to suspend him.

A constable in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district has faced suspension following his appearance in a video, where he is seen consuming liquor outside a panchayat office and asserting himself as a police station in-charge, according to an official statement released on Sunday.

The footage, which emerged on social media on Friday, led to the constable's suspension the following day. In the video, Ashok Singh, the constable, can be observed drinking in an open area in front of the janpad panchayat office in Jaisinghnagar town, claiming to hold the position of the local police station in-charge.

Singh, who was assigned security duties at a local court in Jaisinghnagar, 45 km from the district center, has been suspended with immediate effect, as confirmed by Superintendent of Police Kumar Pratik on Saturday.

(With inputs from agencies.)