Sabharwal's son demands change of Govt lawyer

Ujjain, Oct 13: Late Prof H S Sabharwal's son Himanshu has sought change of the prosecution counsel, saying he did not expect justice as the government lawyer and the accused have links with the ruling BJP.

Six ABVP workers have been arrested on the charge of murdering Prof Sabharwal during students violence at Madhav College here on August 26.

Mr Himanshu told sources today that he had handed over a letter to Ujjain Collector Neeraj Mandloi requesting to engage a lawyer of his choice instead of the government lawyer.

''The government lawyer appearing in the murder case, and the accused belong to the same political party'', he said suggesting to engage senior lawyer Kailash Nagar as the special public prosecutor.

At present, the case is handled by district public prosecutor Vikram Singh Sikarwar.

Citing an example, he pointed out that in the BJP leader Pramod Mahajan murder case, a lawyer of the Mahajan family's choice was engaged.

The District Collector assured to take a decision after consulting legal experts, Mr Himanshu said.

UNI