From correspondents in India, 08:01 PM IST

The lawyer of Krishna, compounder to Noida twin murder accused dentist Rajesh Talwar, was Thursday attacked by other lawyers when he was going to a special court here, since they had announced a shutdown.

The incident occurred in the morning when Krishna's lawyer Praveen Rai and his local aide F.C. Sharma were proceeding to towards the special magistrate (Central Bureau of Investigation - CBI) court.

Senior lawyer Bhartendu Sharma said: 'As the lawyers here had announced a strike in Ghaziabad courts, the two were intercepted and their papers were torn.'

Nahar Singh Yadav, former president of the Bar Association of Ghaziabad, added: 'When the agitated lawyers queried, Rai said they were going to file an application before the court to know Krishna's status - whether he is an accused or a merely witness.

'The CBI had detained him since June 11 illegally. Therefore they had come to request the court to intervene.'

Krishna was subjected to a lie detector test Monday and then again on Tuesday in New Delhi. The CBI Wednesday took him to a forensic laboratory in Bangalore for further tests to verify his statements.

Aarushi Talwar, 14, and her family's domestic help Hemraj was found dead May 16-17. Her father Rajesh Talwar, under arrest, has been the main accused.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)