There was no let-up in the lawyers’ strike in the State even as the Commissionerate police here on Thursday took action against four policemen, who had allegedly assaulted a High Court lawyer on Tuesday.
Demanding arrest of the erring policemen, the lawyers decided to continue boycotting of courts indefinitely. “The situation will be reviewed on Monday,” said the High Court Bar Association.
The day also witnessed picketing of lawyers at several places in the vicinity of the High Court while lawyers across the State abstained from court works in response to a call given by the Bar Council. In another development, two lawyers of the city filed two separate PIls in the High Court seeking judicial interventions in what they alleged police highhandedness.
Earlier in the morning, making the first attempt to break the deadlock, the city DCP announced the suspension of three policemen and added that a Home Guard has also been put on notice period.
“On the basis of a preliminary enquiry report submitted by an Additional DCP, three policemen, including a Havildar, have been placed under suspension for misconduct,” said DCP Akhileswar Singh.
He said at least four cases have been registered so far in this connection at different police stations of the city, including that of the burning of a police vehicle near the High Court on Wednesday.
“Appropriate actions will be taken against those found guilty,” the DCP said assuring that impartial investigations would be held in all the cases under the supervision of an Additional DCP.
