Sivaganga DHO initiates inquiry into New Year liquor party at Sembanur PHC

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An probe is underway by the Sivagangai District Health Officer (DHO) regarding a ailment that a New Year’s solemnisation involving a liquor enactment was held successful the maternity ward of the Sembanur Government Primary Health Centre.

The Primary Health Centre (PHC) successful Sembanur, located adjacent Kallal successful Sivagangai district, operates circular the timepiece and caters to the request of nationalist from much than 50 villages successful and astir Kallal.

In this situation, connected the nighttime of December 31, a younker named Dayalan, 19, from Kallal was injured successful an accident. His friend, Arasu, rescued Dayalan and took him to the Sembanur PHC for exigency treatment. Finding nary doctors oregon unit contiguous astatine the time, Arasu went searching for them successful the exigency and maternity wards.

Upon entering the doctors’ remainder area, helium recovered liquor bottles, non-vegetarian nutrient and snacks scattered successful the room. Shocked by the sight, Arasu recorded a video of the country connected his mobile phone. He subsequently took the injured younker from the installation and admitted him to a backstage hospital, said sources.

As the video was posted connected societal media it went viral and reached hundreds of people. Following the ailment that a New Year’s liquor enactment was held astatine the PHC, District Health Officer Meenakshi has initiated an enquiry into the matter.

It is besides reported that the CCTV cameras astatine the Primary Health Centre person been non-functional for respective months.

A doc connected nighttime work connected December 31, stated: “I person been moving present for the past year. I bash not person the wont of consuming alcohol. That night, 3 of america were connected work successful different building. We adjacent provided attraction to a fewer radical during the night. It is imaginable that immoderate outsiders entered that country and consumed alcohol”.

District Health Officer Meenakshi said, “The series of events volition beryllium known lone aft a afloat probe is conducted with the doctors, staff, and the idiosyncratic who took the video.”

Published - January 02, 2026 09:58 p.m. IST

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