Madras HC orders suspension of two top police officials

Madras HC orders suspension of two top police officials Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered suspension of two top police officials over the February 19 lawyers-police clash inside the Court premises in which several advocates and police personnel, besides a judge were injured. The court ordered suspension of then Joint Commissioner of Police (North) M Ramasubrmani, who was transferred last month following the incident, and Additional Commissioner of Police A K Viswanathan. A bench, comprising Justices S K Mukhopadhaya, V Dhanapalan and K Chandru, gave the order. A bloody clash broke out between lawyers and police on February 19 inside the Madras High court premises which witnessed stone-pelting incidents and lathicharge by police.

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