Dancing jailer suspended after video goes viral in India

CHENNAI (Web Desk) - A video showing a jail official dancing to loud music in his uniform apparently during duty hours has resulted in his suspension in Tamil Nadu.

P Sankaran is the deputy jailer of Attur sub-jail, NDTV reported.

The suspension order was issued by the Superintendent of the Salem Central Jail, under whose jurisdiction the Attur jail comes.



The video shows the officer dancing with abandon, holding his cap in one hand. He's cheered on by four other men, two of them in police uniform. While one man is seen filming the dance with his mobile phone, another appears to be a housekeeping staff, wearing a blue uniform.

Unconfirmed reports say the dance took place in Chennai last month when the officer had come for Republic Day duty.