The arrested lawyers are Manish Sharma, former vice-president of the Delhi Bar Association and Lalit Sharma, the brother of Atul Sharma, who is the secretary of Delhi Bar Association.
On July 5, two groups of lawyers clashed and allegedly opened fire at the Tis Hazari Courts
Leaders of the two groups of lawyers allegedly involved in the shootout at Tis Hazari court complex here have been arrested, police said on Friday.
The lawyers, who have been arrested, are Manish Sharma, former vice-president of the Delhi Bar Association and Lalit Sharma, the brother of Atul Sharma, who is the secretary of Delhi Bar Association.
According to the police, the lawyers will be produced before the court to seek police custody.
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On Thursday, the court sent the three accused persons – Aman Singh, Ravi Gupta and Sachin Sangwan – who were part of the groups of lawyers involved in firing at Tis Hazri court, to four days of police remand.
On July 5, two groups of lawyers clashed and allegedly opened fire at the Tis Hazari Courts. Videos of the incident had gone viral on social media showing a man in white shirt and black pants firing in the air, accompanied by others hurling stones and wooden planks.
The parties involved, predominantly in lawyer’s attire, could be seen brandishing sticks and engaging in verbal confrontation. Another video shows bullet casings scattered at the location where the gunshots were fired.
As per the police, the fight broke out between the bar association’s secretary Atul Sharma and senior vice-president Manish Sharma over some personal enmity.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi said after the incident at Tis Hazari, night-long operation was carried out by the team of Subzi Mandi police station supported by Operation Cell of North district to nab the accused.
“The teams followed available inputs and took technical assistance and carried out search operations in Bhalswa, Swaroop Nagar, Haiderpur, Shalimar Bagh and Vikaspuri areas and succeeded in apprehending Aman Singh, Sachin Sangwan and Ravi Gupta,” the DCP said.
“They belong to a rival group of bar association office-bearers. From their possession, three country-made firearms, four live cartridges and two cars have been seized,” the DCP said.
The official said that the other advocates found indulging in rioting at Tis Hazari court have also been identified and different teams are working to arrest them.
Meanwhile, the Bar Council of Delhi had suspended the enrollment of Manish and Lalit.
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