Security agencies conducted extensive checks at the Nampally criminal court complex in Hyderabad following a bomb threat received via email. After a thorough search by police bomb squads, the threat was later declared to be a hoax
Advocates boycotted court duties in Hyderabad after lawyer Srikanth was allegedly attacked during proceedings. Lawyers demanded immediate implementation of the Advocate Protection Act, warning of a constitutional agitation if the government fails to act.
According to the police, the woman, Rayeesa Fathima (41), a practicing lawyer at the Nampally Criminal Court, was attacked with a knife by her brother Arif Ali (35), on the neck, resulting in grievous injuries.
