Saket court shooting: Victim was threatened with death many times claims lawyer

The lawyer of the victim in the firing incident in Delhi's Saket court said that his client had been receiving death threats from the accused.

The accused had opened fire on the premises, despite the victim being granted protection by way of an order of the High Court. The victim identified as M Radha was brought to the court on Friday when the accused in the incident Kameshwar Singh shot at her. Both have been undergoing trial in a case pertaining to a financial transaction, Radha's lawyer said.

Singh who opened fire at the Saket court premises has been arrested, the Delhi police said.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Radha's lawyer Rajendra Jha said that the accused practised with a woman layer and was later suspended for two years after she complained about receiving threats from him.

"Kameshwar used to practice with a woman lawyer at Patiala House Court, during which time he had illegally occupied her flat. He had threatened her many times, after which the woman complained to the Bar Council and Kameshwar was suspended for two years from September 2022," Jha said.

The woman lawyer also lodged an FIR under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code at the Mehrauli police station.

"On the day of the incident, M Radha was produced in a case and as soon as Radha came down from my chamber, Kameshwar Singh shot her. The trial of a case has been going on involving Radha and Kameshwar pertaining to some financial transaction," Jha told the news agency.

"Radha was produced in that case on the day of the incident. Radha had been granted bail on March 17 with conditions after being in judicial custody for about two and a half to three months," he also said.

"An incident of firing was reported from Saket court today. A man fired four rounds, out of which three bullets hit the woman and a lawyer. They were taken to the hospital and their condition is now stable. Both of them have been discharged from the hospital," Deputy Commisioner of Police (DCP) South, Chandan Chowdhary said on Friday.