Lawyers and police clashed at Tis Hazari Court complex here on Saturday afternoon during which at least 10 police personnel and several lawyers were injured while 17 vehicles vandalised, according to officials and eyewitnesses.
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Police personnel at Tis Hazari Court complex. The injured included Additional Commissioner of Police (North District) Harinder Kumar, SHOs of Kotwali and civil lines, and the operator of deputy commissioner of police (north), police said.
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A police vehicle after it was burnt down during clashes between lawyers and police personnel at Tis Hazari Court complex in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.
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A police vehicle was set on fire and eight others were vandalised during the fracas. Eight bikes were also torched, the officials said, adding that the Fire Department dispatched ten fire tenders to the spot.
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Lawyers alleged that four of their colleagues were injured, including one in police firing, but the police denied that it had opened fire. Bar associations condemned the incident and called a one-day strike across all district courts in the national capital on November 4.
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Lawyers and police personnel after clashes at Tis Hazari Court complex in New Delhi, Saturday,
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A huge posse of police and anti-riot vehicles were deployed at the site after the violence. The police said the situation is now under control
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