Members of the Madurai Bar Association staged a roadroko agitation in front of the District Court complex demanding departmental action against a police inspector, who allegedly beat up a lawyer during a recent vehicle check here today.

Led by Bar Association President P Dharmaraj, the lawyers squatted on the road affecting vehicular traffic on the busy Melur road.

They demanded immediate departmental action against police inspector Gopalakrishnan, attached to Karimedu police station for allegedly assaulting the lawyer Ganesan at S S Colony two days ago.

The lawyers decided to boycott the proceedings in the district court indefinitely, till their demand was conceded.

They burnt copies of a leading Tamil daily for publishing the news in support of police and raised slogans against the newspaper.

Later, they withdrew their agitation.