Lawyers at the Saharsa civil court raised slogans against the police, and boycotted work resulting in the disruption of proceedings.
A 48-year-old lawyer was on Monday shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near Bhoura village on National Highway-105 in Saharsa district of Bihar, the police said.
The lawyer, identified as Dularchand Sharma, was shot dead around 8.40am, making it the second such incident in Saharsa in the past five months. The police have not been able to ascertain the motive, but prima facie suspect old enmity.
Lawyers at the Saharsa civil court raised slogans against the police, and boycotted work resulting in the disruption of proceedings. The protesting lawyers demanded immediate arrest of the criminals responsible for the murder.
According to the police, the incident took place when Sharma was on way to Simri Bakhtiarpur railway station to catch a train. As soon as he reached a secluded place near Bhoura village, the assailants intercepted him and fired indiscriminately from point blank range. At least two bullets hit him on the head, while another hit the waist as he slumped on the road.
