Shimla, April 21 -- Members of the high court Bar Association suspended work on Monday and staged a protest outside the Chotta Shimla police station irked over the alleged assault of an advocate by a police constable, demanding immediate action against the accused.

The protest began with a rally from the Himachal Pradesh high court to the Chotta Shimla police station. They blocked the road outside the police station for over two hours, disrupting traffic in the state capital.

The incident that sparked the protest occurred last week when an alleged argument broke out between a police constable and a local advocate in Shimla. During the confrontation, the constable reportedly caught the advocate by the collar and slapped him.

In response...