Archive · 13 Aug 2026
RPF head constable suspended after drunken ruckus at Parli station
A police officer who works for the Railway Protection Force had a very bad night at a railway station in India.
His job is called an RPF head constable, and his name is Sunilkumar.
He was drinking alcohol while he was on duty, which is against the rules.
Late at night, he asked people who were sleeping at the station to leave.
He started arguing with a woman passenger, and soon a big, noisy fight happened.
Other passengers joined in, and the officer reportedly threw his baton.
A doctor's test showed he had been drinking, so his bosses suspended him from work.
Now there will be an official investigation to decide what happens to him next.
RPF Head Constable Sunilkumar was suspended after a medical examination confirmed he had consumed alcohol while on duty at Parli railway station.
The incident began in the early hours of Wednesday when Sunilkumar asked passengers sleeping on station premises to vacate the area and argued with a woman passenger.
The altercation escalated as passengers confronted him, and he reportedly threw his baton and attempted to assault them.
The commotion lasted nearly an hour before Sunilkumar reportedly fled the spot between 1am and 2am.
No official complaint had been filed and no case was registered at Parli Railway Police Station as of 4.30pm Wednesday; the suspension was ordered pending a departmental inquiry.
- Who
- Sunilkumar, an RPF head constable attached to the Ballarshah RPF unit and deputed to the RPF post at Parli railway station
- What
- Allegedly created a drunken ruckus at Parli railway station, leading to his suspension pending a departmental inquiry
- When
- Early hours of Wednesday; he had been on duty since 8pm Tuesday
- Where
- Parli railway station, Beed district
- Why
- A medical examination confirmed he had consumed alcohol while on duty, and the incident raised questions over discipline and security at the station
Passengers' account
RPF official's account
Misbehavior with woman passenger
Passengers' account
The woman passenger allegedly accused Sunilkumar of behaving improperly and reportedly hit him with her slipper after their argument.
RPF official's account
Parli RPF Inspector SB Kamble denied that Sunilkumar had misbehaved with the woman passenger, saying the commotion occurred when he tried to wake people sleeping on the premises.
Cause of the ruckus
Passengers' account
Passengers confronted and scuffled with Sunilkumar, who reportedly threw his baton and attempted to assault them, creating a tense atmosphere at the station.
RPF official's account
Kamble said some people consume alcohol and come to the station without any specific reason to sleep on the premises, suggesting the officer was dealing with such people.
- Officer
- Sunilkumar, RPF Head Constable
- Unit
- Ballarshah RPF unit; deputed to Parli station about 10 days ago
- Incident
- Argument and scuffle with passengers at Parli railway station
- Timeline
- On duty since 8pm Tuesday; commotion lasted nearly an hour; fled around 1-2am Wednesday
- Medical finding
- Confirmed consumption of alcohol while on duty
- Suspension ordered by
- South Central Railway Senior Divisional Security Commissioner Narendra Kumar Verma
- Case status
- No complaint filed or case registered at Parli Railway Police Station as of 4.30pm Wednesday
- Action
- Suspended pending departmental inquiry