The accused lawyers are Advocate Zahurul Islam, general secretary of the bar, Saiful Islam Bappi, Wazedul Islam Chand, Subrata Kumar and Tarun Kumar Biswas.

Mehidi Hasan Sidique, bench assistant of the court, filed a case against the accused with Kushtia Police Station. He said in the case that some advocates led by Zahurul appealed to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal for bail of Siddiqur Rahman, an accused of rape.

As Judge Abul Hossain rejected the bail and left the courtroom, the lawyers reportedly having links with the ruling BNP abused him, ransacked furniture and beat up staff who tried to calm them. The lawyers also threatened to kill the staff, the complainant said.

The judicial functions of the court were disrupted after the incident.