Two days after lawyer K B N Lam moved an application in a session's court expressing his willingness to defend arrested Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab in a court, two unidentified men vandalized his Breach Candy home on Wednesday morning. It is the third time an advocate willing to represent Kasab was targeted.
Asked why the lawyer was not given protection, ACP Patil said, "We didn't know where he lived. But now we will give him adequate protection.''
"We don't suspect the role of a political party,'' said a senior police officer explaining that party members usually come in hordes. "We are probing the matter and based on the version of two servants at the house, we are getting sketches of the two attackers made,'' he said, adding that a case of trespass and mischief has been registered.
These are the lawyers who have volunteered to appear for Kasab in court:
- P Janardhanan: A former associate advocate-general of Maharashtra, Janardhanan was one of the lawyers in the Ramesh Kini murder case
- KBN Lam: Has been a barrister at London's famous Lincoln's Inn and currently teaches law at Government Law College and K C Law College
WITHDRAWAL
A couple of lawyers initially expressed willingness to fight for Kasab but later withdrew in the face of protests
- Ashok Sarogi: Shiv Sena activists protested outside Sarogi's home and he had to give in writing that he would not appear for Kasab; he said he had only stated that Kasab had the right to be represented by a lawyer. Sarogi has represented gangster Abu Salem earlier
- Mahesh Deshmukh: Offered to be Kasab's lawyer but subsequently withdrew
Asked why the lawyer was not given protection, ACP Patil said, "We didn't know where he lived. But now we will give him adequate protection.''
"We don't suspect the role of a political party,'' said a senior police officer explaining that party members usually come in hordes. "We are probing the matter and based on the version of two servants at the house, we are getting sketches of the two attackers made,'' he said, adding that a case of trespass and mischief has been registered.
These are the lawyers who have volunteered to appear for Kasab in court:
- P Janardhanan: A former associate advocate-general of Maharashtra, Janardhanan was one of the lawyers in the Ramesh Kini murder case
- KBN Lam: Has been a barrister at London's famous Lincoln's Inn and currently teaches law at Government Law College and K C Law College
WITHDRAWAL
A couple of lawyers initially expressed willingness to fight for Kasab but later withdrew in the face of protests
- Ashok Sarogi: Shiv Sena activists protested outside Sarogi's home and he had to give in writing that he would not appear for Kasab; he said he had only stated that Kasab had the right to be represented by a lawyer. Sarogi has represented gangster Abu Salem earlier
- Mahesh Deshmukh: Offered to be Kasab's lawyer but subsequently withdrew
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