Woman Circle Officer slaps advocate amid row over parking, apologises after lawyers stage protest in Ajmer

Lawyers in Ajmer district’s Kishangarh town boycotted work and staged a protest after a woman Circle Officer allegedly slapped an advocate during a dispute over vehicle parking in the market. A video footage of the incident went viral on social media, prompting the lawyers to demand action against the police officer.

Lawyers at the Ajmer district headquarters also took to streets on Monday, leading to disruption of traffic on Ajmer-Jaipur road. The matter was resolved after the police officer, Anju Yadav, recorded a video with the advocate, Babulal Bagaria, and tendered an apology.

Mr. Bagaria had parked his car on the roadside in the town’s main market over the week-end and gone to buy vegetables. When he returned, Ms. Yadav, looking after the traffic management, questioned him about the parking, saying it was not allowed at the spot.