As dancers enthralled the wedding guests from a tent, erected on the premises, liquor was also being openly served with school students witnessing the shameful affair during school hours.

School headmistress Anita Goel, who had reportedly taken a leave today, said that while she was initially unaware of the marriage ceremony, she later discovered that the village sarpanch had forced his way into the school premises. The sarpanch, said Goel, cited bad weather as the reason for holding the function on the school premises.

Director Public Instructions (Schools), secondary, Harcharanjit Kaur Brar assured of marking an enquiry into the incident.

“Such functions are not allowed within the school premises and those responsible will not be spared.”

Brar added that if the sarpanch forced his way into the school, the department would not hesitate in even writing to the government for initiating action against him.