Bihar school headmaster ‘attempts’ to unfurl national flag in drunken state on Republic Day, gets arrested


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Jan 27, 2025 12:03 PM IST

The headmaster, Sanjay Kumar Singh, claimed before his arrest that he had not received his salary for the past five months.

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.

The government school headmaster was arrested for trying to unfurl the national flag during Republic Day celebrations in a drunk condition in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. (Representative image/iStockphoto)

Locals alerted Minapur MLA Munna Yadav, who promptly informed police about it.

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“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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