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Lawyer slaps SI in

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK his statement. Khalid hac\
sold the computers to Ashfaq
New Delhi: An advocate rep-
who used them to set-up an
resenting the prime accused institute in Okhla.
in the Red Fort shoot out case On Tuesday; sub-inspector
allegedly slapped a special Harenc\er Singh produced
cell sub-inspector on Tues- the computers before the
day while the case was being court. Singh denied Tufa'il's
heard before additional ses- claim that the seal of the
sions judge 0 P Saini. computer was broken. When
The nortll district police Tufail attempted to handle
have registered a case of the seal, Singh removed the
threatening and obstructing computer saying the advo-
a government official on duty cate was not permitted to
against advocate R l\1 Tufail touch it.
who later apologised for the This enraged 'l'ufail who
incident. The judge made a allegedly threatened to slap
note of the disruption as \llell the sub-inspectm: Singll an-
as Tufail's apology in judicial swered bacl{ following \Yhich
proceedings. Tufail allegedly slapped him.
According to the police, The sub-inspector was imme-
witness Mohammad Khalid diateh· taken to Aruna Asaf
had come to the court to give Ali hc;spital for a medical. ·