Spending a Night in Lock-up

A street fight between two groups landed my innocent friend in custody. Cops searching for his brother based on a complaint for assault took my friend to the police station for brief inquiry. Once inside the police station my friend realized that he had been picked up as a stand-by. My friend was in no way connected to the assault case and his plea to the cops fell on deaf ears.

He was allowed to wear only his underwear and sent to the lock-up. This B.Sc grad had the first and the last taste of police custody. Minutes later, the cops brought the actual persons involved in the fight and put them also inside. A dimly lit lock-up without air and full of mosquitoes gave a harrowing time for my friend. He spent the whole night inside literally counting bars!

 In the morning those in the lock-up were allowed to use the toilet one by one. Pretending to attend nature’s call, the guys used this as an excuse to breathe fresh air in turns. But cops knew this better and to prevent they gave them mighty blows. As if these were not enough, cops reporting for day duty began their day by beating the guys in lock-up coming to know of the assault case. A few hours later, a local politician intervened and the innocent friend was released. Still my friend recalls the painful experience in good humour.