9 months ago
Lawyer Attacked After Shoe Incident
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.
Advocate Rakesh Kishore hurled a shoe at former Chief Justice B R Gavai in the Supreme Court.
Kishore was briefly detained but released after the CJI instructed not to press charges.
Kishore was attacked by a group of 100-150 people with slippers at Karkardooma Court in Delhi.
The attackers claimed they were retaliating for Kishore's shoe incident with the former CJI.
Former CJI Gavai stated that the shoe did not hit him and he was not distracted by the incident.
- Who
- Advocate Rakesh Kishore and unidentified men
- What
- Manhandling of advocate after shoe incident
- Where
- Karkardooma Court, Delhi
- When
- October 6 (initial incident), Tuesday (manhandling)
- Why
- Reason for the manhandling is not yet known
Rakesh Kishore
Attackers
Reason for Attack
Rakesh Kishore
Kishore claims the attackers were retaliating for his shoe incident with former CJI BR Gavai, stating that Gavai had insulted Sanatan Dharma.
Attackers
The attackers claimed they were punishing Kishore for throwing a shoe at the Chief Justice of India, also mentioning that Gavai was a Dalit.
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
Rakesh Kishore arrested for '14 crime, may've sparked shoe-throwing attempt.
Previous shoe-throwing attempt at CJI went unpunished, court silent.
Unpunished act emboldened Kishore, he tried again.
Delhi High Court suspends Kishore's law license post-shoe incident.
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.”
rediff.com
“There was a huge ruckus. We rushed to the spot on hearing the commotion.”
rediff.com
Rakesh Kishore
71-year-old lawyer involved in the incident
“Sanatan Dharm ki jai ho.”
rediff.com
Sources
Advocate Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at former Supreme Court Chief Justice B R Gavai manhandled in Delhi court
‘100-150 people attacked me with slippers,’ claims lawyer Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at ex-CJI BR Gavai
Lawyer who tried to hurl shoe at ex-CJI attacked in court
Lawyer who hurled shoe at ex-CJI BR Gavai attacked with slippers at Delhi Court




