New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Lawyers at Delhi's District Courts have resolved to abstain from work on Thursday. All Delhi Bar Associations have called for a strike in protest of the arrest of a lawyer by the Haryana police.

As per the coordination committee, Advocate Vikram Singh has been arrested in a murder case. He was representing an accused in the said murder case. An FIR was registered in January 2024. He has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Gurugram Police on the disclosure statement.

The committee has said that it views this incident as a direct and deliberate attack on the independence of the legal profession and an attempt to intimidate and silence advocates from discharging their professional duties without fear.

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