<p>In an incident that shook the state’s legal fraternity, a lawyer on Monday set himself on fire inside the premises of Gujarat High Court and rushed towards the court of the Chief Justice.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Information from the court complex said there were chaotic scenes as lawyer Kishore Agrawal from Surat was seen rushing towards chief justice’s court. <br /><br />The other lawyers present immediately doused the fire and rushed Agrawal to nearby Sola civil hospital for treatment. <br /><br />He is learnt to have sustained 15 per cent burns and though critical, is believed to be in stable condition.<br /><br />This is not the first time that courts have witnessed an incident of attempted suicide. In 2013, a rape victim had attempted suicide within the courtroom in Gujarat High Court by consuming a poisonous substance.<br /><br />Agrawal was to appear in Gujarat High Court on Monday in a case involving financial embezzlement and cheating of women.<br /><br /> According to the complainant women, Agrawal had cheated them of funds in the name of getting them benefits of several state government schemes.</p>
<p>In an incident that shook the state’s legal fraternity, a lawyer on Monday set himself on fire inside the premises of Gujarat High Court and rushed towards the court of the Chief Justice.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Information from the court complex said there were chaotic scenes as lawyer Kishore Agrawal from Surat was seen rushing towards chief justice’s court. <br /><br />The other lawyers present immediately doused the fire and rushed Agrawal to nearby Sola civil hospital for treatment. <br /><br />He is learnt to have sustained 15 per cent burns and though critical, is believed to be in stable condition.<br /><br />This is not the first time that courts have witnessed an incident of attempted suicide. In 2013, a rape victim had attempted suicide within the courtroom in Gujarat High Court by consuming a poisonous substance.<br /><br />Agrawal was to appear in Gujarat High Court on Monday in a case involving financial embezzlement and cheating of women.<br /><br /> According to the complainant women, Agrawal had cheated them of funds in the name of getting them benefits of several state government schemes.</p>
