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Lawyer attacked by litigant with blade inside court premises

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 11 2016 | 9:22 PM IST
A lawyer was today attacked by a litigant, engaged in a matrimonial dispute with his wife, with a blade inside the Tis Hazari Courts premises.
The incident took place in the afternoon when the man, identified as Deepak, passed some comments on the woman advocate, who is representing his wife, and other lawyers came in her support.
The man then attacked advocate Manish Sharma with a blade and he received minor injuries.
According to the police, they have received complaint from both the parties and are probing the matter.
Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, President of Delhi Bar Association, said after the incident, the district judge and bar members reached the spot and tried to pacify the lawyers gathered there and asked the police to expeditiously probe into the matter.

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First Published: Aug 11 2016 | 9:22 PM IST

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