Lawyer's suicide in Jabalpur sparks off angry protest on HC premises

September 30, 2022 23:59

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An alleged suicide by a lawyer triggered a violent protest on the premises of the Madhya Pradesh high court's Jabalpur bench in Jabalpur on Friday, the police said.

The State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh appealed to the lawyers to abstain from work on Saturday, alleging that Anurag Sahu, the deceased, was being harassed by some officials and fellow advocates.

Sahu allegedly hanged himself at his house after pleading a case in the high court in the afternoon, a police official said.

Following his death, a group of lawyers staged a protest on the high court premises and allegedly set fire to the chamber of a lawyer who had appeared against Sahu in the court, he said.

The police was forced to cane-charge the protestors to restore order and some policemen sustained injuries during the incident, superintendent of police Siddharth Bahuguna said.

Asked if the deceased lawyer had left behind a suicide note, the SP said the matter will be probed. -- PTI

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