On 11th May 1948, the police, who were desperate for evidence against Savarkar, took him from the Arthur Road Jail to the CID Headquarters. There, he was made to sit on a chair and was photographed along with Nathuram, Narayan, Vishnu, Gopal and Madanlal. It was a last ditch effort by the police before the trial. They had planned to use the photograph in court as concocted evidence against him.
