The scuffle between Delhi police and lawyers escalated to another level on Wednesday when lawyers attempted suicide outside the Rohini bar council in Delhi.
A video has gone viral on social media showing an advocate standing atop the Rohini court building in a bid to protest against the Delhi cops and demand enforcement of the Lawyers’ Protection Act.
A lawyer stands atop a court building in what appears to be a suicide bid. Cops looking into the matter. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/roYEODXZu8
— Anand Mohan (@mohanreports) November 6, 2019
In a similar incident, two lawyers attempted self-immolation outside the Rohini court. alleging police brutality. One of them identified as Ashish poured kerosene on himself but was stopped from lighting himself on fire by his colleagues.
“The fight of our self respect forced me to take this step. The threat by policemen has hurt our self respect,” a lawyer who threatened to set himself ablaze said.
A lawyer tried to set himself on fire in Rohini court today. Protests underway. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/sGIE81ozeN
— Anand Mohan (@mohanreports) November 6, 2019
Meanwhile, the Bar Council of India appealed to the members of the legal fraternity to maintain peace and harmony in the courts and resume their court work.
