The Ganjam Lawyers’ Association resorted to a cease-work strike from Thursday, protesting the alleged assault of a lawyer Haraprasad Das by the Inspector-in -Charge and other staffs inside the Buguda police station in the district.
Sources said due to the cease-work stir by the lawyers, works in different courts across the district came to a grinding halt. Reportedly, after holding discussions with the Buguda Lawyers’ Association, a team of the district lawyers’ body lodged an FIR at the
Buguda police station on Wednesday in connection with the incident.
“We want the suspension and arrest of the police officials who were involved in the attack. If our demands are not fulfilled at the earliest, we would resort to a State-wide stir,” Ganjam Lawyers’ Association president Mohan Singhari said.
On the other hand, after the incident, Buguda PS Ramchandra Biswal was transferred to the District Reserve Police office on the day.
DGP RP Sharma on Wednesday informed that DIG (Southern Range) Ashish Singh and Ganjam SP Brijesh Kumar Ray have been directed to probethe alleged assault incident.
