Lucknow (PTI): A Principal of a primary school was on Sunday arrested for allegedly consuming liquor in the school premises in Auraiya district.

District Magistrate Jai Prakash Tripathi suspended the principal Shyam Babu Sabita after some news channel aired the news of him having liquor in the school.

"The principal Shyam Babu Sabita has been prima facie found guilty. He has been suspended," the DM said.

Ram Kishore, a teacher, was also suspended for hiding the information while services of shiksha mitra Mamta Pal had been terminated by the DM following the incident, an official release said.