Lathi-charge on lawyers: UP Bar Council ends strike after government agrees to quash FIRs against lawyers, suspend erring police officials
The issue has its genesis in a protest held by lawyers over a police case filed against an advocate, Priyanka Tyagi. The protest is stated to have led to a lathi-charge by the police against advocates in Hapur.
The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday decided to end the ongoing strike by lawyers who have been protesting the recent incident of police lathi-charge on lawyers in Hapur district.