Archive · 9 Dec 2025
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
- When
- October 6 (initial incident), Tuesday (manhandling)
- Where
- Karkardooma Court, Delhi
- 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.
- 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
Sources
Advocate Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at former Supreme Court Chief Justice B R Gavai manhandled in Delhi court
Lawyer who hurled shoe at ex-CJI BR Gavai attacked with slippers at Delhi Court
‘Attacked by over 100 people…’: Advocate who hurled shoe at ex-CJI BR Gavai hit with slippers in Delhi court
‘100-150 people attacked me with slippers,’ claims lawyer Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at ex-CJI BR Gavai
