India, March 17 -- A protest by advocates at the Surajpur district court in Greater Noida over one of their colleagues allegedly being detained and assaulted by police on Saturday night, turned tense on Monday.

Protesters said advocates pushed police personnel out of the court premises during the demonstration.

Meanwhile, the police said four personnel from the Bisrakh police station were suspended on Sunday over the alleged assault on the advocate on Saturday night.

Protesters said that Fareed Ahmed, the advocate, was allegedly picked up by cops from his home.

Advocate Umesh Bhati Devta alleged that Ahmed was taken away without any case against him. "There was an argument and the police picked him up. The advocate was badly assaulted...