Overview
- The Madhya Pradesh government told the High Court it invoked the National Security Act against five people arrested over the Damoh humiliation video.
- The court asked why detentions and NSA orders were issued on October 14 before a formal order was uploaded or the writ petition was registered on October 15.
- State lawyers said police acted on directions dictated in court and on a WhatsApp copy, a claim the bench is examining through affidavits from the Damoh DM and SP.
- Judges sought details on the material used to justify the NSA, any action against the village panchayat officials involved, and issued notices to channels that aired the video.
- Police say the October 11 incident followed an AI-generated Instagram image, after which an OBC man was allegedly forced to wash another's feet and drink the water; five arrests have been made.