Murder case witnesses thrashed in court premises

Nagpur: Three witnesses of a murder case were thrashed by a group of persons alleged to be close to the accused in the district court building here today, police said.

The witnesses, Kamruddin, Abid Ali and Imtiaz Ali were thrashed with fisticuffs by a crowd near the court of Adhoc Addtional District and Sessions Judge V N Tambi.

Later, 10 persons were detained in this connection and three injured were taken to government medical college for treatment, police said.

PTI