Judge’s Heroic Efforts Fall Short as Lawyer Succumbs to Cardiac Arrest in Court
NAGPUR, India — In a distressing incident at the district court on Saturday, a quick reaction from a judge failed to save a lawyer’s life after he suffered what doctors later confirmed as a sudden cardiac arrest. The lawyer, Talat Iqbal Qureshi, 65, collapsed while waiting for his case to be heard, prompting Judge S B Pawar to intervene directly, first aiding in the evacuation of Qureshi from the courtroom and then personally driving him to the hospital. The scene unfolded rapidly when Qureshi slumped over in the courtroom on the seventh floor. Witnesses, including … Read more