Sirsa: Court work suspended over alleged assault on lawyer

Hisar: Court work in Sirsa remained suspended on Tuesday as members of Bar Association staged a protest against the alleged assault on a lawyer, who was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon over a payment dispute. The bar association said it received widespread support from bar associations across the state, following which a one-day strike was observed statewide on Tuesday. Members also reached out to other bar bodies to seek further support. The association warned that if the police failed to arrest the accused at the earliest, the suspension of court work would continue. Sirsa bar association president Ganga Ram Dhaka said that a delegation of lawyers was scheduled to meet the superintendent of police on Tuesday, but the meeting could not take place after news emerged of the death of a lawyer and 2 members of his family, prompting the lawyers to leave.Dhaka said the attack was not an assault on an individual lawyer, but on the legal fraternity as a whole. He demanded the immediate arrest of the accused, identified as Pramod. According to the complaint, the incident took place on Jan 17, when advocate Kewal Singh Kamboj had a dispute related to payment of a bill. It is alleged that Pramod Tak repeatedly called the lawyer and asked him to meet. When Kewal Singh went to him to seek payment, an argument ensued. During the altercation, Pramod allegedly struck the lawyer on the head with a sharp-edged weapon, causing serious injuries. MSID:: 127627259 413 |