Lawyers protest, demand withdrawal of FIR against colleague
- | Tuesday | 13th November, 2018
On Monday, Agarwal lodged a complaint with Sungarhi police alleging that all 11 pillars had been stolen. “In case it is not withdrawn, we will continue our strike,” he added.SP Balendu Bhushan Singh said the FIR would be withdrawn only if the allegations levelled against Mishra were found to be false. Following which police booked me under section 379 (theft) and 434 (mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a landmark fixed by public authority) of IPC, even as I am not involved in it.”President of joint bar association Kishan Lal told TOI that a delegation of lawyers would meet the SP on Wednesday to know if the FIR was withdrawn or not. Pilibhit: Lawyers of all three bar associations — civil, central and joint — went on a day-long strike here on Tuesday against lodging of an FIR against their colleague Anand Mishra for allegedly stealing concrete demarcation pillars of the district administration.Speaking to TOI, the lawyers threatened to continue their strike if the case against Mishra was not withdrawn.Mishra alleged, “Sand mining contractor Anil Agarwal had encroached upon 5 acres of his agricultural field near Devha river on the outskirts of Pilibhit city, and started quarrying sand illegally.”Mishra said, “After I lodged a complaint, the administration demarcated the area under Agarwal’s possession about a week ago following which he installed 11 demarcation pillars on his plot.
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