India News | Mathura Lawyers to Go on Strike Tomorrow

Mathura (UP), Nov 4 (PTI) The Mathura Bar Association in Uttar Pradesh has decided to go for a token strike on Tuesday in protest against the alleged implication of an advocate in a "false case" by the police, an office-bearer said.

The association will also strike in protest against the conduct of the presiding officers of four courts.

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Mathura Bar Association president Sushil Sharma claimed that the police had "falsely" arrested advocate Radha Kishor in an extortion case.

According to the president, the lawyer has been arrested after a jailed criminal demanded Rs 10 lakh from a trader and advised him to submit the amount to a number, which actually was of advocate Kishor.

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The lawyers' body is demanding a high-level inquiry into the case, he said, adding that the "high-handedness" of the police would not be tolerated.

"Through the strike, the presiding officers would also be warned of their style of functioning," the officer-bearer said.

About 500 members of the association had complained about the "odd style" of functioning of the four courts, according to Sharma. PTI

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