Two lawyers held for attacking judge

Two lawyers were on Thursday arrested in connection with the alleged manhandling of a judge at a district court in the capital following a verbal duel during the hearing in a matrimonial dispute case.

Vikas Gupta and Rekha Sharma were arrested for allegedly attacking Additional District Judge (ADJ) Pankaj Gupta,who was presiding over the court dealing with the cases under the Hindu Marriage Act at Rohini district courts,a senior police official said.

He was allegedly slapped and manhandled by a group of lawyers on Wednesday.

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Sources said the lawyers were agitated over a bailable warrant issued against a litigant by the ADJ.

A case of rioting,damage to public property,hurt and obstructing a government servant from discharging duty has been registered.