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The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea by lawyers on November 6, seeking action against suspended Delhi Police Assistant Commissioner of Police Manasvi Vashishta and other officials for allegedly threatening advocates. The plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma. The court declined to initiate proceedings on its own and asked the lawyers to file a formal plea with all available material. The controversy stems from an October 23 incident at Shahdara police station, where advocate Lalit Bansal allegedly sustained a serious head injury during a scuffle. Following the incident, lawyers and police personnel had a confrontation at the police station, leading to an indefinite strike by district court lawyers, which was later called off. On October 28, Vashishta and Inspector Arun Kumar were transferred to the Special Police Unit for Women and Children and the security unit, respectively.
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