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Lawyer Attacked After Shoe Incident

Lawyer Attacked After Shoe Incident
Advocate Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at former Supreme Court Chief Justice B R Gavai manhandled in Delhi court · indianexpress.com

A lawyer named Rakesh Kishore threw a shoe at a former Chief Justice of India, B R Gavai, in the Supreme Court.

He was briefly detained but later released.

Recently, he was attacked by a group of about 100-150 people with slippers in a court in Delhi.

The attackers said they were punishing him for throwing a shoe at the Chief Justice.

The former Chief Justice said he was not bothered by the shoe incident and that nothing hit him.

The man who threw the shoe was quickly taken out by security.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemned the attack and praised the former Chief Justice for staying calm.

Key facts

Incident Date
October 6 (initial incident), Tuesday (manhandling)
Location
Karkardooma Court, Delhi
Perpetrator
Advocate Rakesh Kishore
Target
Former Chief Justice B R Gavai
Initial Incident
Shoe hurled at CJI in Supreme Court
Current Status
Rakesh Kishore manhandled by unidentified men
Number of Attackers
100-150 people
Prime Minister's Response
Condemned the attack, praised Gavai's calm

Timeline

  1. Rakesh Kishore arrested for '14 crime, may've sparked shoe-throwing attempt.

  2. Previous shoe-throwing attempt at CJI went unpunished, court silent.

  3. Unpunished act emboldened Kishore, he tried again.

  4. Delhi High Court suspends Kishore's law license post-shoe incident.

  5. Retaliation: Kishore attacked with slippers in Delhi court.

Quotes

Another Anonymous Advocate

Another lawyer familiar with the incident

“The identity of the assailants and the motive for the incident were not known.”
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“There was a huge ruckus. We rushed to the spot on hearing the commotion.”
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Rakesh Kishore

71-year-old lawyer involved in the incident

“Sanatan Dharm ki jai ho.”
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Sources

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