Moodbidri: In an unfortunate incident, a senior advocate was brutally attacked by miscreants, while he was spot inspecting a land with regard to a civil dispute in Thenka Mijaru village on January 11.
It is gathered that senior advocate and President of Karkala Lawyers’ Association Balakrishna Shetty had gone for a spot inspection along with the Court Commissioner Vishal Kumar, when they were attacked by Shashikanth Shettigar and three others with lethal weapons.
Balakrishna Shetty, who was injured in the incident, was rushed to a hospital in Moodbidri.
The spot inspection was being conducted by Balakrishna Shetty as per court order pertaining to a land dispute case.