WATCH: Cops violate prohibition in Punjab's Anandpur Sahib, hold liquor party inside station
The police station, where the alleged incident took place, is nearly 500 metres from the famous gurdwara Keshgarh Sahib, one of the five Takhts in Sikhism.
Despite prohibition in the holy city of Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district of Punjab, seven officers of the Punjab police were found allegedly violating the orders.
A video clip showing the police officers in uniform drinking and singing inside the police station in Anandpur Sahib has gone viral on social media.
The police station, where the alleged incident took place, is nearly 500 metres from the famous gurdwara Keshgarh Sahib, one of the five Takhts in Sikhism.
Anandpur Sahib is a major pilgrimage site and besides a ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the city, serving non-vegetarian food too is not allowed.
In the viral video clip, one of the cops sings a song that suggests 'people should not be jealous of those who drink and eat'. In the video, two officers are allegedly consuming alcohol while one is rubbing tobacco.
Police have tried to downplay the viral video clip. "The video clip is being investigated. DSP of Anandpur Sahib, Raminder Singh, has been asked to probe the matter. Departmental action will be taken against the cops if found guilty in the probe," said SSP Rupnagar, Raj Bachan Singh Sandhu.