LUCKNOW, May 20 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday suspended a government doctor posted at the community health centre in Kuthaund, Jalaun district, over a month after a video surfaced showing him making a five-year-old child smoke a cigarette.

The video went viral on April 7, but action was taken on May 20 (Monday) following an official inquiry. The video purportedly showed the doctor lighting a cigarette, demonstrating how to take a puff, and then handing it to the child who followed his instructions.

Deputy chief minister and health minister Brajesh Pathak confirmed the suspension of Dr S Chandra on Tuesday. "An inquiry by the chief medical officer of Jalaun found Dr S Chandra guilty. The doctor has been suspended and attached...