A lawyer hurled a shoe at the Chief Justice of India during a Supreme Court hearing on Monday, in an unprecedented breach of courtroom security that provoked nationwide outrage.
Rakesh Kishore, 71, reportedly shouted slogans about “Sanatan Dharma”, a term often used to describe Hinduism, while throwing the shoe at Justice BR Gavai. The object fell near the bench, narrowly missing the chief justice and another judge.
