Choose the one correct or best answer from (A), (B), (C) or (D).
Nitin was caught red-handed. What does this mean?

He was caught in the act of doing something wrong.

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He has blood on his hands.

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He felt embarrassed.

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He had a red ball.

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Solution

The correct option is A He was caught in the act of doing something wrong.
'Caught red-handed' means 'caught while doing something wrong or illegal'.
Option A is correct. The given statement means that Nitin was caught in the act of doing something wrong.
Option B is incorrect. The given statement does not have the same meaning as the option.
Option C is incorrect. It does not have the required meaning.
Option D is incorrect. The statement does not mean that he had a red ball.

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