Demanding immediate arrest of the accused involved in the murder of Puri-based hotelier and lawyer Chandan Behera, the Orissa High Court Bar Association on Mondaydecided to boycott the court activities on Tuesday.
In the meantime it is learnt that the All Odisha lawyers’ Association has called boycott of court activities across the State on Tuesday too.
Association vice-president Kali Prasanna Mishra demanded that miscreants be taken into task immediately. Chandan Behera was a member of the Orissa High Court Bar.
Meanwhile, protesting the deteriorating law and order and rise in criminal elements in Puri, lawyers took to streets in the pilgrim city demanding immediate transfer of district SP Sarthak Sarangi.
The agitating lawyers staged a protest rally in front of the district Collectorate decrying the inefficiency of the district police chief in controlling the crime. The agitators also blocked the road burning tyres.
“Since his (Sarthak Sarangi) joining, seven-eight murders have been executed in Puri city. But police have failed to make any breakthrough in these cases,” said an agitating lawyer.
The aggrieved lawyers decided to boycott the court activities in the district for three-days.
Meanwhile, SP Sarthak Sarangi claimed that the miscreants have been identified and would be nabbed soon.
“We have identified the miscreants. They are now absconding. We will nab them soon.” said Sarangi.
On Sunday evening, some miscreants hacked to death Sai Kutira Hotel owner and lawyer Chandan Behera in Puri.