Bengaluru: Nine officials, including six Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs), two Gram Panchayat Secretaries and a Second Division Assistant (SDA), have been suspended in Bengaluru Rural district after they were found allegedly attending a party involving alcohol during official working hours. The action follows media reports showing Gram Panchayat officials and staff consuming alcohol and non-vegetarian food near Siddarabetta on the evening of July 24 during office hours. The suspended officials include PDOs Girish (Shivagange Gram Panchayat), Harish (Agalakuppe Gram Panchayat), Prashanth D. (Gollahalli Gram Panchayat), Chiranjeevi (Manne Gram Panchayat), Ravishankar (Sompura Gram Panchayat) and Dinesh B.M. (Bettakote Gram Panchayat). Also suspended are Grade-I Secretary Kemparangaiah of Agalakuppe Gram Panchayat, Grade-II Secretary Gangadhar of Budihal Gram Panchayat, and Second Division Assistant Manjunath of Sompura Gram Panchayat.