Motor Oil Poured On Kerala HC Judge's Vehicle; Bar Council Of Kerala Condemns Attack As 'Totally Unjustifiable'

A man threw motor oil at the official vehicle in which Kerala High Court judge Justice V Shircy was traveling today morning at the entrance of the High Court.

The attacker was identified as Raghunathan Nair of Erumeli, who was reportedly holding a protest near the High Court with a placard against the delay in solving the case of missing of Jasna Maria James,a college student, who went missing 3 years ago.

Soon after the incident, the Police took the attacker into custody.

The Bar Council of Kerala condemned the attack as "totally unjustifiable".

"Attacks against judges are totally unjustifiable and should be dealt with strongly. It is an assault on the rule of law", the BCK Chairman Advocate KP Jayachandran said in a press release.

The BCK also demanded swift police investigation in the matter to punish the attacker in accordance with law.