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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the police to file a status report on a plea seeking to ensure adequate security in district courts in the national capital in the wake of the recent firing inside the congested Rohini courtroom here.
Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to Delhi Police and Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on a petition filed by a woman advocate and asked that the report be filed within five days.
The court listed the matter for further hearing on October 11.
The police informed the court that it is taking steps to ensure that adequate security arrangements are made in the district courts.
In her plea, the lawyer said that she is practicing in various courts in Delhi, which has become an unsafe and easy area for gangsters to settle accounts with each other, making the courts unsafe for thousands of lawyers.
The plea has sought consideration of the Delhi Police and the BCD to direct all police personnel at the entrance of the court to ensure that they check the ID card of every lawyer entering the court premises.
Jailed gangster Jitendra Gogi and his two assailants were killed on September 24 in a dramatic shootout inside the Rohini courtroom, in which the police also retaliated, officials had said.
In the video footage of the incident, policemen and lawyers are seen running in panic as shots were fired inside court room number 207.
The two gunmen, suspected to be members of the rival Tillu gang, disguised as lawyers, said an official said more than 30 shots were fired.
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