<p> High drama was witnessed in a local court here when a sub-inspector of police, peeved by the questions posed during cross-examination, whipped out his loaded service revolver and pointed it at the lawyer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dharmendrasinh Sarvaiya, the police officer, was suspended from service following the incident which took place in the court of additional chief judicial magistrate G J Thoriya here.<br /><br />Advocate Nayan Kanasara was cross-examining Sarvaiya in a case where the latter is accused of trying to force another lawyer to vacate his shop in Hawai chowk here two years ago.<br /><br />Sarvaiya said the lawyer was getting on his nerves with the questions, and pulled out his service revolver.<br /><br />The judge asked him to put the revolver back in holster, warning of action. However, Sarvaiya kept the revolver pointed at the lawyer for some time.<br /><br />The magistrate reported the matter to the district judge R M Sarin and the superintendent of police Pradeep Sejul.<br /><br />Sejul told PTI that Sarvaiya, posted at Udyognagar police station on probation, had been suspended. He would face a departmental inquiry, another officer said.<br /><br />President of the Jamnagar Bar Association Bharat Suva announced a two-day strike demanding stern action against the police official. Suva also demanded contempt of court proceedings against Sarvaiya.</p>
<p> High drama was witnessed in a local court here when a sub-inspector of police, peeved by the questions posed during cross-examination, whipped out his loaded service revolver and pointed it at the lawyer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dharmendrasinh Sarvaiya, the police officer, was suspended from service following the incident which took place in the court of additional chief judicial magistrate G J Thoriya here.<br /><br />Advocate Nayan Kanasara was cross-examining Sarvaiya in a case where the latter is accused of trying to force another lawyer to vacate his shop in Hawai chowk here two years ago.<br /><br />Sarvaiya said the lawyer was getting on his nerves with the questions, and pulled out his service revolver.<br /><br />The judge asked him to put the revolver back in holster, warning of action. However, Sarvaiya kept the revolver pointed at the lawyer for some time.<br /><br />The magistrate reported the matter to the district judge R M Sarin and the superintendent of police Pradeep Sejul.<br /><br />Sejul told PTI that Sarvaiya, posted at Udyognagar police station on probation, had been suspended. He would face a departmental inquiry, another officer said.<br /><br />President of the Jamnagar Bar Association Bharat Suva announced a two-day strike demanding stern action against the police official. Suva also demanded contempt of court proceedings against Sarvaiya.</p>