Lawyers beat up demonstrators for protesting sedition charges against JNU leaders inAllahabad

February 26, 2016 01:47

Lawyers of the district court today beat up a group of people who were taking out a protest demonstration against slapping of sedition on student leaders in JNU even as an ultra-Left outfit alleged that the attack was carried out by "RSS hoodlums wearing black coats".

The incident took place this afternoon when a group of lawyers thrashed the demonstrators, comprising trade union leaders and student leaders affiliated to the Left Parties, who were protesting the police action against Kanhaiya Kumar, said the inspector in-charge of Kernalganj police station Samir Singh.

The lawyers allegedly attacked the procession when it was passing by the district court premises, which is situated adjacent to the collectorate where the demonstrators had intended to gather, Singh said.

A number of the agitators received minor injuries and they have registered a complaint, Singh said, adding that "the demonstrators too may face action as per law for taking out a procession without having obtained a prior permission from the district administration".

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