Days after a 71-year-old advocate hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court, the Delhi Police have tightened security measures in and around Court No.1, where the CJI presides over proceedings, and two additional security personnel have now been deployed outside it.

This comes after a high-level review meeting chaired by Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha on Tuesday, a day after the incident, with officers from the security division. CJI Gavai is under Z-plus security cover provided by the Security Division of the Delhi Police.

The incident in question occurred during mentioning hours on Monday, when the CJI was sitting with Justice K Vinod Chandran. Advocate Rakesh Kishore took off his sports shoes and threw them towards CJI Gavai at around 11.35

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