Delhi Police have registered a case in connection with alleged assault on an advocate after he was targeted by persons dressed in lawyers’ robes at Patiala House court for speaking in favour of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
The FIR was registered last night under relevant IPC sections on the basis of a complaint, a senior official said.
On Wednesday, a group of persons dressed as lawyers, led by Vikram Singh Chauhan, once again unleashed a brazen attack on journalists and JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar at the Patiala House Courts complex, two days after they were caught on camera thrashing scribes and JNU students and teachers branding them as “anti-nationals”.
Before Kanhaiya was produced in court, a group of persons dressed as lawyers were seen jostling with another group of lawyers allegedly targeted for speaking in favour of the arrested student leader. One of them was also allegedly assaulted and a police complaint was lodged later in the day.
Under fire over violence in the court complex, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi denied that Kanhaiya was beaten up and defended the handling of the situation, saying use of “heavy force” against lawyers would have been counter-productive and inappropriate.
“I do not think you can call the situation (in the court complex) today (Thursday) went out of hand,” he said.