Senior advocate at Kasganj District Court, Mohini Tomar’s body was recently found in Rekhpur Minor canal after she was mysteriously missing from the court’s main gate. Her murder sparked outrage among the legal community in Agra and surrounding districts.
The murder of senior advocate Mohini Tomar has sparked widespread outrage among the legal community in Agra and surrounding districts. Lawyers staged protests at the Agra Civil Court, demanding justice and calling for the immediate arrest and capital punishment of those responsible.
Tomar, a respected advocate at the Kasganj District Court, disappeared mysteriously from the court’s main gate. Her body was later found in the Rekhpur Minor canal near Rajpura village. Police retrieved the body and sent it for a post-mortem, which confirmed she was murdered before being thrown into the water, ruling out drowning as the cause of death.
Tomar’s body was taken to her home in Madhopuri Colony, where senior judicial officials, including district judge Syed Mauz Bin Qasim, visited to pay their respects.
In Agra, lawyers gathered at the district court, protesting and demanding swift justice. Senior Advocate Naseem Qureshi urged the government to implement the Advocate Protection Act, citing increasing attacks on lawyers in the state. He accused the authorities of failing to act against these growing threats.
The High Court Bench Establishment Struggle Committee, meeting at the Agra Bar Association auditorium, expressed deep resentment over the murder. The committee demanded the state provide Rs 50 lakh in compensation to Tomar’s family. An 11-member lawyer delegation from Agra will travel to Kasganj to meet the family.
The Agra legal community held a candlelight vigil at the Martyr’s Memorial, praying for Tomar and issuing an ultimatum: arrest the culprits within 48 hours and fast-track the trial with a verdict in two months. They also called for Rs 1 crore in compensation for Tomar’s family.
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India: Advocate Mohini Tomar’s murder sparks outrage among lawyers
