A picture has gone viral on social media, in which a group of men, can be seen stripped to their underwear inside a police station in Madhya Pradesh. The eight men were seen standing against the wall with their hands clasped in front. They were kept in the custody for 18 hours.

The eight men were seen standing against the wall with their hands clasped in front. The arrested journalist runs a YouTube channel, he and his cameraperson were arrested on April 2, when they went to a local police station to inquire why theatre artiste Neeraj Kunder was arrested. Kunder was allegedly arrested for making “indecent remarks” against BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla Shukla and his son Kedar Guru Dutt Shukla on social media.

In this regard, two officers in Madhya Pradesh have been sent to the police lines.

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As per Indian media, there is one journalist among others. The SHO while explaining the reason said that it was for the “accused’s safety”. He said that the arrested accused were stripped of their clothes in the lock-up so that they don’t commit suicide.