Lawyers stage demonstration against Don Babloo

Lucknow, Feb 7 (UNI) Lawyers in a local court today raised slogans against don Babloo Srivastava for allegedly helping a trader to settle scores against an advocate.

Trouble started when Babloo appeared before a Gangsters Act court here. A group of lawyers led by Jyotiresh Pandey raised slogans against the don.

However, police intervention at the scene averted any untoward incident.

The lawyers alleged that Babloo was helping a city trader to settle scores against Pandey in a property dispute.

Later, following a request, police provided Pandey with a gun and two constables for his personal security. Pandey had claimed that he faced a life threat from the don.

Incidentally, Pandey is accused in the murder of scribe Paritosh Pandey of a local Hindi daily. Babloo, who is in jail for the past several years, had recently pubilished an autobiograhpy 'Babllo Srivastava Ke Adhure Khawb' (the unfulfilled dreams of Babloo Srivastava).

After the incident, lawyers also blocked traffic near the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court premises for a while.

UNI