SDM Suspended After Viral Video Shows Him Showering Money on Dancers

• Mainpur SDM Tulsidas Markam of Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, was suspended after a video showed him showering money on bar dancers.
• The incident occurred during a 6-day opera program in Utmal village, Devbhog police station area, where dancers from Odisha performed obscene acts.
• SDM Markam, who had granted permission for the event, was seen enjoying and throwing money from 11 PM to 3 AM.
• District Collector Bhagwan Singh Uike, a 2016 batch IAS officer, took immediate action, suspending Markam and forming an inquiry committee.
• Police suspended 3 officers, arrested 14 organizing committee members, and canceled the program's last day; charges include IT Act and obscenity.

Why It Matters: Chhattisgarh SDM suspended after viral video shows him showering money on dancers at an obscene event.