SMC officials caught boozing by the pool in video, police file case

Updated: Jun 21st, 2024


Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials found themselves in an embarrassing position after a video of them boozing by the poolside of a public swimming pool went viral.

As per reports, Singanpor police received a message from the police control room at 8.51 pm on June 20 that a liquor party was going on in the office at the SMC swimming pool near Vijayraj Circle in Singanpor.

An unknown person showed the police a video of five SMC officials consuming alcohol at the office by the pool. Later they were seen running out of the office. The video goes on to show bottles of liquor, food, and liquor-filled glasses in the office.

Police have identified the people in the video with the help of the swimming pool in-charge Pankaj Gandhi.

The officials were identified as Tejas Khalasi, Sanjay Bhagwakar, Pinesh Sarang, and Ajay Selar.

The police found plastic dinner plates and glasses in the office, but the liquor bottle was missing. Gandhi will undergo a breathalyser to confirm if he had consumed alcohol. A complaint of prohibition has been filed and the Singanpour police is investigating.

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