Ludhiana, Aug. 5 -- The legal fraternity in Ludhiana staged a strong protest on Monday, observing a 'No Work' day in response to alleged police inaction following a death threat issued to advocate Harjas Singh Gill by the brother of district youth president of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Jawaddi. The protest, led by the District Bar Association (DBA), also received political backing from Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, who demanded immediate registration of an FIR and arrest of the accused.

According to DBA representatives, advocate Harjas Singh Gill, who practises at the Ludhiana District Courts, was intercepted by six armed men near Bansal Market in Sarabha Nagar on the night of July 27. Gill alleged that the accus...