A man slit his throat with a knife in front of the Chief Justice, creating chaos in the High Court
Karnataka High Court: A shocking incident happened in the Karnataka High Court premises on Wednesday. Here a man came with a knife and allegedly tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat in front of Chief Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria. Meanwhile there was chaos there. In this case, the police said that Srinivas, a resident of Mysore, handed over a file to the security personnel at the entrance of Court Room No. 1 and before anyone could understand anything, he tried to cut his throat in the presence of the Chief. Justice.
The security personnel immediately took him to Boring Hospital, a senior police officer said. At present he is undergoing treatment in the hospital. He said, we do not know why he took such a drastic step. He entered Court Hall One and slit his throat with a knife. As soon as our security staff saw the incident, he was immediately rescued and admitted to the hospital. No note was found at the scene.
Chief Justice Anjaria expressed concern over lack of security in the High Court premises
Chief Justice Anjaria expressed concern over the security lapse in the High Court premises and asked the security in-charge how a person entered the court premises with a sharp weapon. He has also ordered the police to record the findings and evidence found at the scene.
Police investigated the matter
The contents of the file that Srinivas gave to the security personnel are unknown and the court said it will not examine the documents as they have not been produced in the court by any lawyer. The High Court also said that the officers should not obtain any document without the order of the court. Police are still trying to find out why the man tried to commit suicide. The police have conducted an investigation to find out the reason behind the suicide attempt. The police will record his statement after doctors declare him healthy.