Rakesh Kishore, a lawyer infamous for throwing a shoe at the then-Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai in the Supreme Court in October, was attacked with slippers outside Delhi's Karkardooma court.
In a video of the incident, which went viral on Tuesday, he can be seen defending himself against the attacker, a young advocate, who tries to hit him multiple times with slippers.
हिंसा का जवाब हिंसा नहीं हो सकता है!
इनको पहचानिए! ये वही राकेश किशोर हैं जिन्होंने
पूर्व CJI जस्टिस गवई पर जूता फेंका था। ये तस्वीर
दिल्ली के कड़कड़डूमा कोर्ट परिसर की है। pic.twitter.com/XDFECWZK1p — Prabhakar Kumar Mishra (@PMishra_Journo) December 9, 2025
“ Kaun hai tu, s**le? Sanatan Dharam ki jai ho (Who are you, idiot? Long live the Sanatan Dharma)," the attacker could be heard saying in the vide

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