Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Andhra Lawyers Boycott Courts, Protest Police Assault Of Advocate
This story is about a disagreement between lawyers and police in Andhra Pradesh, a state in India.
A junior lawyer named Gautam Raju was stopped by police during a vehicle check.
The lawyers say police held his hands and throat and were rude to him.
The police say he was stopped to show his vehicle papers and that he bit an officer during a fight.
Other lawyers were upset and did not go to court that day.
Instead, they gathered outside the police station and asked the police officer to say sorry.
They sat on the road, which stopped traffic in the area.
Police leaders came to talk with them and calm things down.
The talks continued until late in the evening.
Hundreds of lawyers boycotted court proceedings and protested outside the Anantapur Rural Police Station in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
Lawyers alleged that junior advocate Gautam Raju was assaulted and verbally abused during a vehicle inspection.
Police said Gautam Raju was stopped to produce vehicle documents and allegedly bit the hand of Rural CI Srikanth Yadav during a confrontation.
Protesters demanded that the CI apologize, staged a sit-in on the road, and disrupted traffic.
The deadlock continued until late evening, with authorities holding talks with bar association representatives.
- Who
- Hundreds of lawyers, junior advocate Gautam Raju, Rural CI Srikanth Yadav, DSP Chandrashekhar, and bar association representatives
- What
- A protest and court boycott demanding action over an alleged police assault on advocate Gautam Raju during a vehicle inspection
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Anantapur Rural Police Station, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- Lawyers demanded accountability and an apology from the Rural CI over the alleged assault
Lawyers' Account
Police Account
What happened during the vehicle inspection
Lawyers' Account
Advocate Gautam Raju was assaulted and verbally abused; police held his hands and throat, making it hard for him to breathe.
Police Account
The advocate was stopped after being asked to produce vehicle documents, and an argument escalated into a physical confrontation.
Who escalated the clash
Lawyers' Account
The police were at fault, and the CI should come out, apologize, and face action.
Police Account
The advocate allegedly bit the hand of Rural CI Srikanth Yadav during the fight.
Resolution of the protest
Lawyers' Account
Lawyers demanded the CI personally address them and threatened to expand the agitation to district and state levels.
Police Account
DSP Chandrashekhar tried to pacify the lawyers, and authorities held talks with bar association representatives.
- Event
- Lawyers' protest and court boycott over alleged police assault on an advocate
- Location
- Anantapur Rural Police Station, Andhra Pradesh
- Date
- Friday
- Advocate involved
- Junior advocate Gautam Raju
- Police official involved
- Rural CI Srikanth Yadav
- Protest actions
- Court boycott, sit-in on road, traffic disruption, slogans
- Police claim
- Advocate allegedly bit the CI's hand during the confrontation
- Senior officer on site
- DSP Chandrashekhar