Attack on police: Officers, associations condemn incidents

NEW DELHI: The clash between police personnel and

lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on Saturday and the assault on cop by a lawyer in Saket court on Monday was condemned by police officers across country. Through social media, they shared their views on the whole incident. IAS and IPS associations have also condemned the attacks on police personnel.

"Incident involving police & lawyers unfortunate. All should take a balanced view of it based on facts in public domain. Countrywide, police stands in solidarity with those police personnel subjected to physical assault & humiliation. Condemn all attempts to break

law, by anyone," reads the tweet of IPS association.

"Lumpen elements in the garb of Black Coat are on total rampage endangering social orderliness in Delhi. Fear of

law need to be instilled among these mischief mongers. @ Delhipolice need to interpose pending Police-lawyer clash cases," tweets Dependra Pathak, DGP Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

"I am sorry.. we are police ... we don't exist.. we don't have families...we don't have human rights !!!," tweeted Madhur Verma, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Arunachal Pradesh.

Whereas IPS Dr Sagar Preet Hooda tweeted, “No one is above the law...hoolingans must be punished even if they are masquerading as lawyers. Tis Hazari incident has shaken the collective consciousness of whole society. Time has come

lawyers read the law!”