"From the morning our workers were not allowed to enter the booths. They were beaten in every place. One woman in the village has got a bullet injury on her stomach, one of our workers also got a bullet injury on his chest. There were instances of bombing and firing as well. Another man got
According to the sources, Additional Border Security Forces (BSF) were inducted to enforce the cessation of violence as columns of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles move to the general area of Songdo.
"Punjab Police, in a joint operation with West Bengal Police and Central agencies, has solved the firing incident in Batala after arresting the main accused from Alipurduar district, West Bengal. The entire module which was being handled from abroad has been unearthed. Financial investiga
The situation is tense in some parts with sporadic incidents of firing, but is normal in most districts in Manipur, said an official statement from Manipur police.
They belong to the rival group of bar association office bearers. From their possession, three country-made firearms, four live cartridges and two cars have been recovered and seized.
After their arrest, the accused Sachin Sangwan, Aman Singh and Ravi Gupta were produced before the court amid heavy security. A heavy police force was deployed in view of the possibility of clashes between the groups of lawyers.
Officials said that the accused resorted to firing at the police team when he asked to surrender, following which the team also opened retaliatory firing.
An emergent meeting of DBA was called after the firing incident in Tis Hazari court on Wednesday. The Bar Council of Delhi has also suspended the licence of Manish Sharma. An FIR has also been registered by Delhi Police.
Calling the behaviour of Sharma as 'highly deplorable' and 'gross misconduct' of rules, the Council suspended with immediate effect, Sharma's licence to practise as an Advocate under Section Rule 42, Chapter-IV of the Bar Council of Delhi Rules.
After the firing incident that occurred on the premises of the Tis Hazari Court in the National Capital earlier today, the Former Vice President of the Delhi Bar Association told the media that he did not fire any bullets and that he has the footage of those who opened fire.