Lady lawyer throws ink at Kannada writer

BENGALURU: In a fit of rage, a woman lawyer splashed ink on rationalist and multiple award-winning Kannada writer KS Bhagwan on Thursday at a Bengaluru court. Soon af ter the incident, a video of the incident was shared on Facebook and Twitter by lawyer Meera Raghavendra who claimed that she threw ink as a form of punishment. According to Meera, Bhagwan deserved this for allegedly insulting Hindu religion. As she threw ink on Bhagwan, other lawyers tried to protect him even as Meera was heard shouting that “she is ready to do anything” or even go to jail if required for doing this. "You are a professor and so old, yet you continue to speak trash about Hinduism and the Gods. Are you not ashamed of yourself," she told Bhagwan.

The atheist-writer was at the court seeking bail in connection with a case. Bhagwan has of ten attracted controversy and has been targeted by the BJP and fringe Hindu right organisations.