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Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Lawyer in the dock for slapping cop

HT Correspondent Lashkar·e·Tayyebba (LeT) lie servant from his duty. the lawyer slapped ·si Har-
New Delhi, November 11 terrorist Ashfaq Ahmed, The incident occurred at 3 inder on his .left cheek,
later tendered an apology pm,~when the court was ex- while the judge was seated
PANDEMONIUM BROKE to the court. amin'ing a prosecution wit- in the courtroom. This' was
out in a city court on Tues· The Delhi Police have ness, Mohammed Khalid. followed by a shocked si-
day; after a lawyer slapped a registered a case against Proceedings were disrupted lence.
Delhi Police official during Tufail at the Subzi Mandi following the incident when The court noted this fact
the hearing of the Red Fort police station. He has been an argument broke out be- in the note sheet. The lawyer
shootout case. charged with criminal in- tween the lawyer and a Sub apologised to the court. The
Advocate R.M. Tufail timidation and voluntarily Inspector (81). proceedings have been
who is defending the causing hurt to deter a pub- According to the police, scheduled for Wedr,..,~day.