Maharashtra Forest Minister Babanrao Pachpute who is the Gaurdian Minister of district was chief guest at the function and hoisted the flag which was upside down.

A clerk from Maharashtra State Electricity Distrubution Company ltd who was also present at the parade ground function noticed the serious lapse and brought it to the notice of minister.

The flag was lowered and again hoisted by Pachpute. But the police swung into action and found ASI Tulshiram Chandrabhan Ambhore and police constable Ajay Dayaram Akharao guilty of lapse.

Offences under section two of prevention of insults to national honour act 1971 were registered against the duo and they were placed under suspension for failing in discharging their duties, police said

"It was not the minister's mistake. The policeman who was supposed to have handed over one of the two flag strings to Pachpute kept it with himself and handed over the other to the minister, resulting in the flag being unfurled in reverse", sources close to the minister said.