AAP's legal cell lawyers protest against Kejriwal's arrest
New Delhi (PTI): The lawyers associated with Aam Aadmi Party's legal cell on Wednesday staged protests outside various district courts in Delhi over arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate.
The lawyers protested outside Patiala House, Saket, Tis Hazari, Dwarka, Karkardooma and Rohini courts, said AAP legal cell president Sanjeev Nasiar.
"Kejriwal has provided term insurance, medical policy and subsidized electricity facility to lawyers in their chambers. All the lawyers are standing in support of Chief Minister Kejriwal," Nasiar said.
Earlier in the day, Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Manmohan cautioned lawyers against staging protests on court premises over arrest of Kejriwal, saying the consequences would be "severe" pointing the right of a person to approach the court can not be taken away.
AAP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from New Delhi Somnath Bharti also participated in lawyers' demonstration at Saket district court.
Kejriwal was arrested last week by the ED in a money laundering case linked to now scrapped excise policy of his government. He is in custody of the agency till Thursday.
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Bodies of 3 cousins recovered from forest in Jharkhand's Hazaribag
Hazaribag (PTI): Bodies of two young women and a man were found in Pauta forest in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday, police said.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Hazaribag headquarters, Amit Kumar Anand told PTI that after investigation, the bodies were identified as Mohammed Adil (25), a native of Katkamdag, Shania Perven (19) of Lohsingha and Khushi Perven (21) of Hazaribag Mufassil.
"All the deceased were cousins, and their bodies have been sent for post-mortem at Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital," the police officer said.
The SDPO said that they were investigating the cause of the death and would wait for the post-mortem report.
A missing complaint was lodged about them on April 23, the officer added.
