raipur theres yet more controversy for chhattisgarhiya olympics two panchayat secretaries who were supposed to safely escort girl participants back to their villages made an unscheduled halt in a jungle in jashpur district to clink glasses on friday eveningthey got drunk while the children some of them minors sat on the jungle floor waiting nervously the region is prone to elephant attacks thankfully some locals spotted them and stepped up to protect the girls they took pictures of the incident and sent it to officials the collector told toi that he has ordered the suspension of the two panchayat officialsthe chhattisgarhiya olympics was already in controversy over the death of three kabaddi players after being injured in matches in kondagaon raigarh and jashpur districts during blocklevel competitions now the tournament has moved on to district level contests officials of the panchayat and education departments are given the responsibility of picking up athletes from their villages in government vehicles and dropping them home after the days matches are overon friday two panchayat secretaries were made the nodal officers to escort five girls back home on the way the two officials suddenly stopped the suv full of girl athletes in the forests of bhairav pahad a place famed for sogda ashram which is frequently visited by influential people including politicians its close to the jharkhand border and around 475km from raipurjashpur admin orders suspension of both officials according to officials the duo gave the girls some snacks to munch and told them to wait as they began drinking liquor villagers and ashramites noticed the vehicle parked for a long time and some girls sitting around it they decided to check if the group needed helpthey were stunned to see two men having a liquor party in the middle of the forested area and the girls nervously waiting for them to finish the locals sheltered the girls and marched the two officials to a nearby village they were held for some time as villagers alerted the district administrationjashpur collector ravi mittal told toi i have received information of this its a violation of safety of the girls i have ordered the suspension of both officials of the panchayat department and the order will be issued in a whilemittal said 2500 athletes of different age groups are participating in the district phase of chhattisgarhiya olympics which will be held for three days nodal officers have been appointed for the safe transport of women athletes and this incident violates the rules he said tnn