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Group of Kanpur lawyers face charges as protest turns unruly

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : May 18 2013 | 7:15 PM IST
Police today filed a case against a former president of the Kanpur Bar Association and about 125 lawyers here for obstructing in discharge of official work and other violations during a demonstration in favour of a murdered colleague.
Ramendra Katiyar and other members were amongst those slapped with charges under various sections of the IPC and Criminal Law Act following the incident last evening when they allegedly misbehaved with police officials.
The protesting lawyers had staged a roadblock near a local court and forced shops in the vicinity to down their shutters when police and district officials arrived to pacify them.
However, instead of listening to the officials, the lawyers raised slogans against them, refused to clear the area and allegedly misbehaved with them.
The lawyers are demanding compensation for the kin of a young lawyer, Prashant Dwivedi, who was murdered here on April 23. They have staged protests earlier as well. Police have arrested five persons allegedly responsible in the case.

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First Published: May 18 2013 | 7:15 PM IST

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