B'luru: Security beefed up in Court premises as lawyers hit street demanding protection law for them
Bengaluru: Lawyers in Bengaluru hit the streets on Monday demanding a law ensuring the safety and protection of lawyers in the state.
Hundreds of lawyers thronged towards City Civil Court on Monday to register their protest before the police intercepted and stopped them.
The police used barricades near KR Circle amidst tight security to stop the lawyers from reaching the court premises.
Security was soon beefed up with three DSPs, Additional Commissioner, KSP, and more than 500 police personnel stationed in the area to control the situation.
The lawyers demanded that an Advocates Protection Act be implemented in the state. They also added that there was a need for such a law just like doctors and medical professionals are protected by law.
The protesters also opined that the cases of attacks and harassment of advocates in the state were on the rise and that it called for a stricter law in this regard to be regulated by the government.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
