Ghaziabad: Advocates clashed with each other outside a sales tax office in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Tuesday. The entire incident, which took place in the Mohan Nagar area of the city, was caught on camera and a video surfaced online. Soon the clip went viral on social media. In the scuffle, a female lawyer sustained injuries and was left bloodied.

In the video, it could be seen that the woman advocate was getting into a physical fight with another advocate over a client. According to a report by Amar Ujala, the other sales tax advocate had talked to the truck driver to get the truck released which was caught in the action of the sales tax team and had also started the documentation. Meanwhile, the female advocate also tried to talk to the truck driver to handle his case. It led to a clash between the two advocates.

Video Of The Incident:

Notably, the woman and her husband are sales tax advocates. In the video, the female lawyer could be seen grabbing men by their collars. She then slapped one of them. It infuriated him. This infuriated the man and he started assaulting the female advocate. Her husband tried to come forward to rescue her, but the man's friends grabbed him by the neck and thrashed him also.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has taken cognizance of the matter after the video went viral and directed the Ghaziabad Police to action. "The above case is in the knowledge of the local police. Action is being taken under section 173 (3) BNSS after receiving a written complaint from the victim regarding the incident," Hindon Police Commisionerate said in an X post.

The Congress slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the incident. "In Ghaziabad, goons brutally beat up a female advocate. In which she was badly injured. Women cannot enjoy safety and peace in any corner of 'crime-ridden Uttar Pradesh'. When such an incident can happen with a female advocate, then what will happen to common women?"

Notably, both parties filed complaints against each other. The police have started an investigation into the matter. No arrests have been made so far.