The Telangana High Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the brutal murder of two advocates that took place in broad daylight on February 17. .The Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B VIjaysen Reddy took up the matter today..The Court directed the State government to file a detailed report on the incident. It also directed that a time-bound investigation into the incident should be completed by March 1, 2021..At about 3:00 pm on Wednesday, Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife PV Nagamani - both practicing lawyers at the Telangana High Court - were murdered in the Peddapalli District.A video showed the couple being assaulted with weapons by a group of men in the middle of a busy road with onlookers and other vehicles refusing to intervene..On February 17, the Bar Council of the State of Telangana had urged the police to probe the matter. The State Bar Council also urged the State government to enact the Advocates Protection Act as the “country is witnessing frequent attacks on the Advocates”..Country witnessing frequent attacks on lawyers: Telangana Bar Council demands police probe into daylight murder of advocate couple on busy road
The Telangana High Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the brutal murder of two advocates that took place in broad daylight on February 17. .The Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B VIjaysen Reddy took up the matter today..The Court directed the State government to file a detailed report on the incident. It also directed that a time-bound investigation into the incident should be completed by March 1, 2021..At about 3:00 pm on Wednesday, Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife PV Nagamani - both practicing lawyers at the Telangana High Court - were murdered in the Peddapalli District.A video showed the couple being assaulted with weapons by a group of men in the middle of a busy road with onlookers and other vehicles refusing to intervene..On February 17, the Bar Council of the State of Telangana had urged the police to probe the matter. The State Bar Council also urged the State government to enact the Advocates Protection Act as the “country is witnessing frequent attacks on the Advocates”..Country witnessing frequent attacks on lawyers: Telangana Bar Council demands police probe into daylight murder of advocate couple on busy road
