Raisen (MP), April 18: Three revenue department officials have been placed under suspension in Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh after a photograph showing them holding liquor bottles went viral on social media.

There is a nationwide lockdown across the country till May 3 for the coronavirus outbreak and all liquor shops have been shut down during the period. Coronavirus Cases in India Rise to 14,792 With 957 New Cases in Past 24 Hours, Death Toll Stands at 488.

"Patwaris Ajay Dhakad, Dharmendra Mehra and Dayaram Arma have been suspended after their photographs holding liquor bottles went viral on social media. It amounts to tarnishing the government's image," Bareli Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Brijendra Rawat told PTI on Saturday.

"The three have been attached to Udaipura teshil headquarters of the district," he added.

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