Action sought for threatening govt lawyer

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian Association of Lawyers state president

K P Jayachandran

, and secretary C B Swaminathan have urged the state government to take strong action against the person who threatened public prosecutor

M Salahuddin

, who is also an additional government pleader at the sessions court.The accused in the case is the father-in-law of Malik, the fourth accused in Rafeeq murder case. Earlier in the week, an additional sessions court, Neyyattinkara, had sentenced all the seven accused in the case to rigorous life imprisonment. In a press note, the association alleged that

Malik

threatened to kill Salahuddin, who was the public prosecutor in the case.Lawyer found with burn injuries: A 75-year-old man was found inside a car near Nalanchira here on Saturday with burns on the back of his head. The injured was identified as advocate Bretty of

Kopprapurayil

at Karali Road near Nalanchira. Locals informed police after finding him inside the car with burn injuries. He was rushed to Medical College Hospital. A can of petrol was also found from the backseat of the car. Police said he has suffered less than 25 per cent burns and is recovering.