Prashant Bhusan roughed by youth

According to TV reports, the youth targeted him for his comments on Kashmir

GN Bureau | October 12, 2011



Eminent lawyer and jan lokpal champion Prashant Bhusan was beaten up by a youth in his chamber at the supreme court on Wednesday. According to a newsreport in Times Now, the unidentified attacker roughed up Bhusan allegedly over his comments on Jammu and Kashmir.

The youth and a friend of his who was also present in the chamber claimed that they were members of the Sri Ram Sene, the Karnataka-based outfit which had hit the headlines a couple of years before for beating up women in Mangalore pubs.

The activist-lawyer had earlier called for the repeal of the armed forces special powers act (AFSPA) in the state and had pitched for a plebiscite to be conducted on autonomy for Kashmir.

Kiran Bedi, Bhusan's jan lokpal comrade, has expressed shock at the incident, condeming the attack.

Meanwhile, the lawyer has lodged an FIR against the attcakers who were held by the people present in his chambers at the time of the incident.

 

Related story from PTI

Chidambaram condemns attack on Bhushan; one arrested

Condemning the attack on lawyer Prashant Bhushan by two youths, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said he has directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to take appropriate action against the assailants.

Chidambaram said one person involved in the attack has been arrested and police was looking for another person.

The Home Minister said he has spoken to Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta and directed him to take appropriate action.

He said Bhushan has been taken to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital for treatment and he has sent an official to enquire about him.

"No body has the right to take law in their hands and I have asked the Delhi Police to take appropriate action against the people involved in the attack," he said.

Bhushan was attacked by two youths suspected to be members of the Sriram Sena members in his Supreme Court lawyers' chambers here.

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