Tripura West DM suspended over viral video of him stopping wedding midway citing Covid norms

Sailesh Kumar Yadav, the District Magistrate of Tripura West who stopped a wedding midway in Agartala citing Covid norms, has been suspended. A video of his actions is viral on social media.

Tripura (west) District Magistrate Sailesh Kumar Jadav has been suspended by the state government. The order for his suspension comes days after a video of Yadav stopping a wedding midway in a bid to enforce Covid-19 norms went into wide circulation on social media. Five Tripura MLAs seek action against West Tripura DM, accusing him of abusing a priest. India Today's @prema_rajaram shares more details #Tripura #ITVideo (@snehamordani) pic.twitter.com/ZqZrQVj3xy "He (Agartala DM) tore a government document, went abusive on women and uniformed police officer..." Dhanraj Vanjari (Ex-ACP, Mumbai)#5iveLIVE #COVID19 #CoronavirusPandemic #Tripura #Agartala | @ShivAroor pic.twitter.com/0yg3qxQfc2 Earlier this week, DM Sailesh Kumar Yadav appeared before a committee to explain his actions. The panel, comprising two senior IAS officers, was formed at the direction of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. "It is my duty to enforce law and order and to prevent the spread of Covid-19. I stand by whatever I did that night," Yadav had told the committee.