Bhubaneswar: An undertrial rape accused Tuesday went berserk and assaulted his own lawyer at the District and Sessions Judge Court complex here.
The accused identified as Jitendra Biswal, was in the court for the hearing of his case, misbehaved with the visitors present there Tuesday afternoon. When he was warned by his lawyer for his unruly behaviour, an enraged Biswal started verbally abusing his lawyer and also assaulted him, it is alleged.
Following the incident, Badagada police reached there and brought a rowdy Biswal down. The accused was later shifted to Jharpada jail. The lawyers present in the court also thrashed Biswal black and blue before the police reached the spot. The bar council members have expressed their resentment over the incident.