Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Lawyers Assault Police in Varanasi Court, Injuries Reported
Imagine a group of lawyers got angry at a police officer and a court worker at the courthouse in Varanasi.
They attacked them, and the officer was hurt badly.
This all happened because of a problem from before, a disagreement involving the officer.
The police are looking into what happened.
The lawyers said something like the officer should have behaved better.
Now, everyone is talking about what happened, and the police are making sure the courthouse is safe.
A police sub-inspector and a court clerk were assaulted by lawyers.
The incident took place on Tuesday, September 16, inside the Varanasi district court.
The attack was linked to a prior dispute involving the sub-inspector.
The sub-inspector sustained critical injuries and is undergoing treatment.
CCTV footage of the confrontation has gone viral on social media.
- Who
- Police Sub-Inspector Mithilesh Prajapati, Court Clerk Rana Pratap, and a group of lawyers
- What
- Assault on police personnel
- When
- Tuesday, September 16
- Where
- Varanasi District Court
- Why
- Related to an earlier dispute between the sub-inspector and a lawyer
Police Perspective
Lawyers' Perspective
The Incident
Police Perspective
Police officers were victims of an unprovoked attack by lawyers inside the court.
Lawyers' Perspective
The article does not describe the lawyers perspective.
- Incident
- Assault on police and court clerk
- Location
- Varanasi District Court
- Injured
- Sub-Inspector Mithilesh Prajapati and Court Clerk Rana Pratap
- Date
- September 16, Tuesday
- Reason
- Previous dispute involving the sub-inspector
- Status
- Sub-inspector critically injured
