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Body massaged by mother to free son from custody; Suspension of a police officer

Patna: Action has been taken against a police officer for forcibly massaging his body with a woman who arrived at the station after it went viral on social media. Shashi Bhushan Sinha, a police officer, has been suspended pending further investigation. The incident took place at the Darhar police station under the Nauhata block.

The video of Shashi Bhushan being massaged by a woman while he was half-naked at the police station has been circulating on social media. Police are massaging the body of a mother who arrived at the station to demand her son’s release from police custody. The police demanded that the body be massaged if the son was to be released.

The video also shows the woman talking to a police lawyer while getting a massage. The footage also shows another woman sitting at his feet. SP Lipi Singh ordered an inquiry into the incident.