BHOPAL: Three men have been arrested for carrying Pakistan national flagduring India’s Republic Day celebrations in Shujalpur town of Shajapurdistrict of Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

Those arrested included Shadab Khan, Sameer Khan and Adil Khan (agedbetween 22 and 24 years). The three others who were booked along with themby Shujalpur police under the provisions of the Prevention of Insult toNational Honour Act, 1971, are absconding, Shujalpur police stationin-charge DK Prajapati said on Saturday, Indian Express has reported.

On Friday over 50 men (mostly from the minority community) had carried outa procession in Shujalpur town as part of the Republic Day celebrations.The procession in which youngsters on motorbikes were seen carrying theIndian national tricolor, also had some youths fluttering a flag resemblingthe Pakistan national flag.

The matter came to the fore when some local residents, after spotting theflag resembling the Pak flag, objected to the development, prompting thepolice to rush to the spot.

After investigating the matter in detail, the Shujalpur police booked sixmen (forming part of the procession) under the provisions of the 1971 law,which deals with insult to national honour. Three of them have beenarrested.

The Hindu organizations, meanwhile, have demanded the slapping of NationalSecurity Act (NSA) against the accused youngsters.