Tension spread across Dhanbad court premises on Monday after lawyer Santosh Singh alleged that a group of plainclothes Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel assaulted him inside his chamber while attempting to remove his client. The incident prompted lawyers to intervene, led to one alleged assailant being handed over to police and brought several police stations’ personnel to the court complex.
According to Singh, he was preparing a bail application for his client when the group entered his chamber and allegedly tried to take the client away by force. Singh said he intervened and that the men then identified themselves as RPF officers. He alleged that one of them grabbed him by the throat and tried to choke him.
The lawyer said he feared for his life and could have suffered serious consequences if other advocates had not reached the chamber. The account describes an alleged confrontation inside a working legal office, rather than an incident confined to a public area of the court premises.
After the alleged assault, advocates gathered at the location and confronted the men. They apprehended one person and handed him over to the police, while the others reportedly fled from the premises. The source report does not state whether the detained person’s identity or role was formally established by the police.
Dhanbad Bar Association president Radhey Shyam Goswami said the matter was immediately brought to the attention of senior superintendent of police Prabhat Kumar. According to Goswami, the SSP directed Dhanbad police to reach the court premises after being informed about the incident.
Personnel from several police stations subsequently arrived at the court complex. Their deployment followed the gathering of advocates and the detention of one alleged participant, as lawyers sought police intervention at the site.
The allegations raise questions about how enforcement personnel enter court premises, identify themselves when acting in plain clothes and seek custody or access to a person involved in a legal proceeding. The supplied report does not include a statement from the RPF, the detained person or the police on the specific allegations, nor does it state whether a formal case or departmental inquiry had been registered.
The immediate official response described in the report was the direction issued by the SSP and the arrival of police personnel from multiple stations. Further details about the identities of those involved, the legal sections applied and any action by the RPF or court administration were not available in the supplied account.
