Watch: Women, hospital staff caught drinking alcohol inside emergency building in Bihar

A viral CCTV video purportedly showing hospital staff, including three women, drinking alcohol inside the emergency building of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in Bihar has prompted police action, with an FIR registered in connection with the incident.The video, which has been circulating on social media, appears to show three women and three men in a corridor near the staircase of the hospital's new emergency building. Three women and one man can be seen consuming alcohol.The incident has raised questions about security and discipline inside the government hospital, particularly as Bihar is a prohibition state where the sale and consumption of alcohol are banned.CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWS WOMEN PREPARING DRINKSThe CCTV footage shows two women sitting with cold drinks and snacks, while another woman stands near the staircase, seemingly keeping watch. Three men subsequently enter the camera's frame, one of whom appears to discreetly hand alcohol to a woman. A woman is then seen preparing a drink, after which three women and one man appear to consume alcohol. The footage captures six people in total, although only four appear to be drinking.One of the men seen in the video is wearing a lanyard bearing the DMCH name, suggesting a possible connection with the hospital. However, the identities of those involved, their designations and their employment status have not yet been established. The date displayed on the CCTV footage is June 9, 2026.POLICE REGISTER FIR, PROBE UNDERWAYDarbhanga Senior SP Jagunath Reddy took cognisance of the viral video and directed Benta police station to take action. An FIR has since been registered based on the video, and police have initiated an investigation.According to a press release issued by the Darbhanga SSP's office, the video circulating on social media purportedly shows three women and one man consuming alcohol in the corridor adjoining the staircase of the hospital's new emergency building.Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rajiv Kumar confirmed the registration of the FIR and said the police had examined the viral footage.He said investigators would obtain and examine the complete CCTV footage to establish how many people were involved and identify those seen in the video. Further legal action would follow once their identities had been established.The investigation is ongoing, and the identities and roles of the people seen in the footage remain to be confirmed.- EndsWith inputs from Prahalad Kumar