Faces covered, they appeared nervous

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 10

Hiding their face, the two accused entered the courtroom amid tight security arrangements.

Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala kept his face covered with a handkerchief even inside the courtroom.

The only time he removed his handkerchief was when the Judge asked him about his name and address. His friend Ashish Kumar, too, kept his face covered with his hands inside the courtroom.

While being escorted out of the courtroom, the two did not interact with the media. The youths appeared tense and nervous in the courtroom.

The District Courts in Sector 43, Chandigarh, were abuzz with activity since morning. Electronic media vans were seen stationed outside the court complex since 8.30 am.

Around 2.20 pm, the police brought the two accused to the court complex. In an attempt to give mediapersons the slip, the police took the entrance gate where hardly any journalist was present. The mediapersons kept waiting for the accused at the other gate where there was a huge security cordon.

The security scenario can be gauged from the fact that three DSPs — Deepak Yadav, Kewal Krishan and Satish Kumar — and four inspectors, besides other policemen were present when the accused were produced before the court.

The courtroom was jampacked with advocates, mediapersons and others.