Lawyers protest against Delhi Police at Rouse Avenue Court, in connection with alleged intimidation by a police personnel.
\n\nLawyers across Delhi’s district courts have extended their strike indefinitely, demanding the suspension of an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) and the station house officer (SHO) of Shahdara police station over allegations of threats and intimidation inside the police station.
\n\nThe lawyers will also march towards the Delhi Police headquarters on Thursday, October 29, escalating their protest against the police response to an assault on a fellow advocate.
\n\nThe decision was taken by the Coordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations of Delhi after an initial day-long strike on Tuesday.
\n\nIn a resolution issued on Tuesday, the committee directed advocates to abstain from judicial work until further orders and assemble outside their respective district courts to protest.
\n\nThe lawyers are demanding the immediate suspension of ACP Manasvi Vashishtha and the concerned SHO pending an impartial inquiry into the incident.
\n\nThe dispute dates back to October 23, when advocate Lalit Bansal allegedly sustained serious head injuries in an assault linked to a dispute in the Shahdara area. An FIR was registered on his complaint, with advocate Amulya Ratan named as the complainant…
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