Several residents of Imampet village, in Suryapet mandal, gave a sound thrashing to some teachers of a local government school after they caught them drinking liquor in a classroom.
The get-together, in which the headmaster also took part, was organised by a school assistant, Daneshwar Reddy, to celebrate his promotion.
Mandal Education Officer Janardhan to whom the villagers complained about the teachers' behaviour suspended Reddy, V. Venkat Reddy and issued memos to four other teachers.