Dalit burning case: Bar members protest arrest of 2 lawyers

On Nov 24, 2015

Members of District Bar Association here today went on a strike protesting the arrest of two Faridabad lawyers in connection with the burning of the house of a Dalit family in Sunped village in October which led to the death of two minors.

As a part of the statewide protest called by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Bar Association Faridabad, the strike was observed here demanding release of the two lawyers – Jagat Singh and Adal Singh.

The General House meeting of District Bar Association held here today under the chairmanship of J S Malhi, president of the association, who condemned the arrest of the two lawyers on Wednesday.

The association demanded that both lawyers be released without any condition.

Notably, unidentified persons had allegedly set on fire the house of Jitender, a Dalit, at Sunped village in Faridabad district on October 20, resulting in the death of his two minor children and burn injuries to him as well as his wife.

The CBI took over the investigation into the case on October 30 after Haryana Government decided to hand over it to the premier investigating agency.