Overview

• The suspended personnel include Havildar Hemanta Barik and Constables Siddheshwar Gochhayat, Deba Majhi, Sudhanshu Jena and Ramchandra Tapaswi.
• Videos that went viral on June 6 show the officers consuming alcohol and dancing in uniform inside the guard room of the District Collector’s official residence in Balasore.
• Preliminary checks at the scene recovered empty beer cans and liquor bottles near the guard room, underscoring lapses in on-duty discipline.
• Superintendent of Police Raj Prasad emphasized that officers posted at high-security government sites must uphold the highest standards of conduct or face strict penalties.
• The ongoing probe may lead to further disciplinary measures once the DSP’s report identifies the extent of security and procedural failures.