Indian man arrested for urinating on tribal worker

Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have arrested a man for urinating on a tribal worker in public.

Pravesh Shukla has been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act – a law meant to protect historically oppressed communities.

He was arrested after a video, which shows him urinating on the man, was widely shared on social media.

The incident has sparked outrage in the country.

Mr Shukla has not commented on the incident, the BBC said.    BY THE STAR