Bihar Police arrests school headmaster for attempting to unfurl national flag in drunk condition on R-Day
Press Trust of India | January 27, 2025 | 07:21 AM IST | 1 min read
Before his arrest, headmaster Sanjay Kumar Singh claimed that he had not received his salary for the past five months.
NEW DELHI: Police on Sunday arrested a government school headmaster for trying to unfurl the national flag during Republic Day celebrations in a drunk condition in dry Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.
Locals alerted Minapur MLA Munna Yadav, who promptly informed police about it. "A complaint was received stating that headmaster Sanjay Kumar Singh of a government school in Dharampur East tried to unfurl the national flag in a drunk condition. A breathalyzer test confirmed that he had consumed alcohol and was arrested," said Sujit Kumar, in-charge of Rampurhari police station.
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Before his arrest, Singh claimed that he had not received his salary for the past five months. Bihar has enforced a total ban on alcohol since April 5, 2016.
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