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Lawyers tortures Dalit youth 30 May, 2007 l 0127 hrs ISTlPervez Iqbal Siddiqui/TIMES NEWS NETWORK LUCKNOW: In a shocking incident, a mob stripped a Dalit youth, tied him to a tree, shaved his head partly, spat on his face and assaulted him for more than an hour in Agra on Tuesday afternoon. All this took place on the campus of Agra district sessions court. Most of the persons involved in the incident were lawyers. The Bar Council of India has taken a serious note of the incident and sought FIR details. "This will be dealt with very strictly. No one can take law in their hands," said Rajendra Raghuvanshi, the vice president of Bar Council of India talking to TOI on phone from Mumbai. According to reports, it was a minor difference of opinion between Vinod (22) and Ravindra Singh. The latter happens to be the brother-in-law of Vinod's elder brother Tej Singh and claims to be a lawyer. Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Agra, Hariram Verma, quoting information gathered from the police sources by early evening on Tuesday, said that Rawindra had shortlisted a girl and wanted Vinod to marry her. But the latter was not ready for it. This irked Ravindra who invited Vinod allegedly to his chamber near gate number three inside the district session's court compound to talk over the issue. When Vinod reached the court, Ravindra allegedly overpowered him with the help of some associates.
