Mirzapur (UP): In a shocking incident, a judge in Uttar Pradesh shot himself accidentally with his licensed revolver in the court as he was wearing his gown on Saturday. Additional District Judge Talewar Singh was injured when his gun went off while he was putting on his gown inside his chamber in the Mirzapur Court Complex.
The judge sustained a bullet injury in his leg. He was rushed to a local hospital in the city where doctors removed the bullet and provided other necessary treatment to him. Mirzapur Police said the judge was wearing the court gown in his chamber when his licensed revolver mistakenly fell on the ground and went off.
Soon after the incident, there was chaos in the court premises as lawyers rushed to the judge's assistance and shifted him to the nearest hospital. Doctors say the judge is currently stable and out of danger.
"Today we received information that in the district court ADJ Shri Talewar Singh received a bullet injury. We rushed to the hospital where he told us that while wearing his gown in the chamber, his licensed revolver fell and he was hit with a bullet in his leg. Doctors have removed the bullet. The injured is stable. We will further investigate the matter along with the judiciary," said Shrikant Prajapati, ASP City.
Talevar Singh, a judicial officer originally from Bulandshahr, was posted in Mirzapur on July 6, 2022. The fact that he was carrying a licensed pistol to court says a lot about the threat and vulnerability even judicial officers feel in Mirzapur, a place that became a household name after a drama series with the same name.
Earlier this month, three men, including two contract killers, were arrested for allegedly shooting a man on Mirzapur highway on January 14. Interestingly, it was a practicing lawyer who had hired the two contract killers to eliminate his brother over property dispute.
