[Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case] Officer-in-charge of Pathardih Police Station suspended

One Police officer has been suspended by the Jharkhand government in relation to alleged murder case of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dhanbad Uttam Anand, who was killed on July 28 when he out on a morning walk..The officer-in-charge of Pathardih Police Station (Dhanbad), Umesh Manjhi has been suspended by Senior Superintendent of Police, Sanjeev Kumar for not taking action on a 'theft complaint' lodged by the owner of the auto rickshaw, which was used to kill judge Anand. The FIR related to auto-theft was registered by owner of auto Sugni Devi, whose husband Ramdev Lohra was also arrested by the Special Investigation team.Earlier, it was highlighted before the Jharkhand High Court that the auto-rickshaw was owned by Devi, who in course of interrogation apprised the investigating agency that her auto-rickshaw had been stolen..The judge who went for a morning walk and never returned: Who was Judge Uttam Anand?.It was informed that the two accused persons (who are arrested) belong to the area which comes under the jurisdiction of Pathardih Police Station, from where the three-wheeler was also recovered..Meanwhile, family members of judge Anand also met Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who also recommended that a CBI investigation should be done into the incident..Anand who was the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dhanbad was out on a morning walk when he was mowed down by an auto rickshaw.While it was initially believed to be an accident, the CCTV footage that emerged later seemed to suggest that it was a deliberate act done with the intention of injuring or killing the judge..The Jharkhand High Court has already taken suo motu cognizance of the matter and has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of incident, to submit its report by August 3.From road accidents to murder cases: The humane verdicts of deceased Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of India also registered a suo motu case on safeguarding courts and ensuring protection and security of judges in the wake of judge Anand's death.The top court also directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Jharkhand to submit a status report on investigation into death of judge Anand within a week.