Police said Ruhul Amin Swapan stormed into the courtroom, jumped over the table of the orderly and started beating Joint District Judge Rokeya Begum at around 11am yesterday.

"He also tried to strangle her and hit her on the head with a bottle," said a spot report.

However, the orderly got hold of the enraged man and handed him over to police.

Police said Swapan, son of Nannu Miah of Sonargaon Upazila, mumbled in delirium following his arrest.

Soon after the incident, District Judge Abul Mansur, Deputy Commissioner Harunar Rashid and Superintendent of Police Helaluddin Badri rushed to the spot.

This was the second untoward incident in the court since July 9 when 17 under-trial prisoners fled from the court.