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Security Scare in Supreme Court: Man in Lawyer's Robe Tries to Hurl Shoe at CJI Gavai
The 71-year-old lawyer was suspended by the Bar Council of India after attempting to throw a shoe at Chief Justice Gavai, motivated by remarks on a Vishnu idol case, officials said.
- On Monday, a lawyer in the Supreme Court attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice B.R. Gavai around 11, and the attacker was identified as Rakesh Kishore.
- Gavai's earlier remarks about the Khajuraho Vishnu idol are being cited as the trigger for the attack after he dismissed a plea on September 16 seeking reconstruction of the seven-foot Lord Vishnu idol at the Javari Temple, Khajuraho, calling it publicity litigation.
- Alert security personnel immediately intervened and removed lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who shouted slogans against insults to Sanatan Dharma while Delhi Police recovered a slogan-bearing note; Chief Justice B.R. Gavai remained composed, saying `These things do not affect me`.
- The Bar Council of India suspended Rakesh Kishore's licence immediately, Delhi Police and Supreme Court security are probing the incident, and senior lawyers and political leaders condemned it as an attack on the Constitution.
- The episode has reignited debates on religious sensitivity and judicial accountability within India's legal institutions, while authorities review Supreme Court security protocols following the incident.
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