According to the victim, he was only trying to warn potential homebuyers from investing in a disputed property
As many as 800 lawyers of the district and sessions court in Surajpur protested on the court premises demanding justice for advocate Mahendra Singh Yadav on Monday morning, a day after the video of him being thrashed by a police constable was went viral.
In the meantime, constable Veerendra Kumar, posted at the Ghari Chaukhandi police post, was suspended on Monday evening and five others from the post were sent to the police lines, circle officer Rajeev Kumar Singh said.
"There are four gates in the court. We locked them all and gathered inside to protest against the grave injustice against one of our colleagues," said advocate Ranpal Awana. A video was circulated on Sunday, in which the constable was seen assaulting the lawyer. The person shooting the video was also asked to leave by a cop in plainclothes. Kumar was recalled to the police lines on Sunday itself.
According to the victim, he was only trying to warn potential homebuyers from investing in a disputed property. "We have an ongoing court case regarding a property we own in sector 121 which was forcefully taken by the builder for a housing project. We were not even given any compensation for the land. I had printed a few pamphlets with this information after which the whole incident unfolded. It was not a defamation effort," said Yadav.
The builder of the housing project said that compensation was given to all the farmers from whom the land was acquired. "Additional compensation was also given when the farmers demanded it. Everything is clear from our end and there is no dispute as far as we are concerned," the builder said.
The Fight against injustice
As many as 800 lawyers from Noida and Greater Noida gathered in the district court premises and protested against the assault. They locked all the gates in the court and gathered inside to protest against the grave injustice.
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