Drama in gang rape proceedings case

This is the first time that a lawyer has come forward to defend the five accused.

Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, who claimed he was contacted by the accused' family members for defending them in the case, showed his willingness to defend the five.

However, the other advocates present in the court room warned him that he should not appear for the five accused, Ram Singh, Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur as they are involved in a very heinous crime.

Awaiting the arrival of the accused, several lawyers and mediapersons were present in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal much before the scheduled time of hearing of 12:30 pm.

The courtroom was also occupied by a contingent of police personnel to control the crowd and any possible untoward incident which might take place.

The moment the accused were brought near the court room and the police asked the people to make way for them to enter. However, the persons present there began shouting at the cops saying there are more policemen in the court than general public and lawyers taken together.

Meanwhile, the judge who entered the court room requested the advocates and the public present in the court room to make room for the accused to be produced but the people present in the court refused to do so and asked the judge to bring them inside so they can see their faces. (More)