Bihar lawyers strike work

They stayed away from work in protest against the arrest of an advocate Ajit Singh on April 19 on the charge of taking bribe, Bihar State Bar Council Chairman Baleshwar Prasad Sharma said.

Sharma demanded immediate transfer of District Magistrate and Deputy Development Commissioner of Samastipur, besides initiation of departmental proceedings against them.

He said the state government should also make payment of compensation of Rs ten lakh to Singh for his alleged illegal detention and wrongful arrest, harassment and mental agony. PTI AJK PR

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