Advocate demands Rs 10 lakh from police for 'illegally'

An advocate, booked in an Arms Act case, today moved an application in a court here claiming that police illegally handcuffed him and demanded that the police department pay him Rs 10 lakh as compensation.
The application stated that police illegally handcuffed advocate Daya Ram when he was being brought to the court of the judicial magistrate for a hearing on May 3, Satya Prakash Sharma, president of Etah Bar Association said.
Ram has demanded that police pay him Rs 10 lakh as compensation. The court today heard the arguments of both the sides and will pronounce an order on Monday, Sharma said.

On Thursday, 40 advocates were booked for allegedly assaulting a police officer when they were protesting the handcuffing of the lawyer.