Hyderabad, Oct. 31 -- A senior police officer from West Bengal has sparked controversy over remarks suggesting that women drinking alcohol during festivals are harming society.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Laltu Haidar, from Ranaghat Police District, made the comments while addressing a meeting with Jagaddharti Puja organisers.

The festival, dedicated to Goddess Jagaddharti, who is believed to sustain and protect the universe, is being celebrated this year on October 31.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, ASP Haidar can be heard saying, "Boys will do wrong things. Women's job is to stop them. But now it is women who are drinking alcohol and going on rampages. This is causing harm to society."

Haidar went on t...