A lawyer attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during a hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday.

The Delhi police told Indian Express that the advocate, identified as Rakesh Kishore, took out his sports shoes and tried throwing them at CJI Gavai during the proceedings in Court No 1.

“He was picked up by the security personnel. He was handed over to the security unit of the Supreme Court. He is a resident of the Mayur Vihar area and a registered member of the Supreme Court Bar Association,” a senior police officer told IE.

As Kishore was being escorted out of the courtroom, he was heard saying: “‘Sanatan ka apmaan nahi sahenge”.

However, the CJI remained unfazed and continued with the proceedings. “Don’t get distracted by all this. We are not distracted. These thin

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