New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Lawyers across all district courts in Delhi observed a one-day strike and abstained from judicial work on Tuesday, protesting alleged police intimidation and the registration of an FIR against advocates at Shahdara Police Station.

The protest follows an alleged incident of intimidation involving an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), after lawyers approached him and the concerned SHO over the release of accused persons in a case linked to a fight between lawyers on October 23.

Speaking to ANI, Secretary of the Rouse Avenue Court Bar Association, Vijay Bishnoi said the association called an emergency meeting after learning that an FIR had been registered against some lawyers at Shahdara police station on Monday....