Overview
- A hospital administrator in Shamli took action after a video showed Dr Afkar Siddiqui dancing with a woman inside a room at the Kandhla Community Health Centre.
- A show-cause notice was issued, his government quarters were vacated, and a departmental probe was initiated.
- The footage was reportedly recorded during post-engagement celebrations in a room on the upper floor of the facility’s residential building.
- India Today reported that Dr Siddiqui was recently appointed on a two-year contract and posted to the emergency ward.
- Reaction online was divided, with some calling the dance a harmless private moment as officials cited misuse of government property; the doctor has not made a public statement.