Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 29 : Hundreds of lawyers today took out a rally and intensified their strike amid slogans, demanding suspension of a police officer for allegedly manhandling one of their colleagues.Lawyers shouting anti-police slogans this afternoon took out a rally, which started from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and after passing through various markets, reached at Tawi Bridge. The advocates assembled on the bridge and also disrupted the traffic for a while and raised slogans.
The protestors were demanding suspension of the Station House Officer for allegedly manhandling a lawyer. However, work in the district courts including the Jammu wing of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today, remained paralysed for the ninth consecutive day due to the ongoing strike. "One of the advocates namely Harshvardhan Gupta on April 16 was thrashed by the police officer (Station House Officer Gandhi Nagar) in Nanak Nagar area and also kept in lock up for few hours, who was bailed out later," a lawyer said. "We demand suspension of the cop followed by an independent enquiry comprising members of police department and judiciary." Various political and social organisations, besides NGOs, have also extended their support to the striking lawyers. Meanwhile, people visiting the Courts are suffering due to the suspended work in the Courts. |
