Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan of the Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of a district judge in Dhanbad who was mowed down in a road accident on Wednesday when he was out on a morning walk..The Chief Justice has issued orders asking the SSP, Dhanbad to remain present before the Court today..The late Judge Uttam Anand was hit by an unidentified four wheeler approximately 500 meters away from Judge's Colony in Hirapur, where he resides.While it was initially believed to be an accident, CCTV footage of the incident suggests that the vehicle deliberately rammed into the judge as he was walking along the edge of the road.However, the matter is still under investigation..Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand out on a morning walk killed after vehicle hits him; CCTV footage suggests foul play .A complaint was filed by Registrar of the Dhanbad Civil Court, Arpit Srivastava, after which a First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Dhanbad Police.The Telegraph reported that the judge was hearing the murder case of Ranjay Singh, a close aide of Jharia MLA Sanjeev Singh.Moreover, he had recently rejected the bail petitions of two associates of Aman Singh, a gangster belonging to Uttar Pradesh..The matter was also mentioned before the Supreme Court, which declined to examine the incident. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said that the Chief Justice of the High Court is already looking into the matter. .[BREAKING] Supreme Court declines to examine daylight murder of Jharkhand judge Uttam Anand after Jharkhand High Court takes up issue suo motu
Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan of the Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of a district judge in Dhanbad who was mowed down in a road accident on Wednesday when he was out on a morning walk..The Chief Justice has issued orders asking the SSP, Dhanbad to remain present before the Court today..The late Judge Uttam Anand was hit by an unidentified four wheeler approximately 500 meters away from Judge's Colony in Hirapur, where he resides.While it was initially believed to be an accident, CCTV footage of the incident suggests that the vehicle deliberately rammed into the judge as he was walking along the edge of the road.However, the matter is still under investigation..Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand out on a morning walk killed after vehicle hits him; CCTV footage suggests foul play .A complaint was filed by Registrar of the Dhanbad Civil Court, Arpit Srivastava, after which a First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Dhanbad Police.The Telegraph reported that the judge was hearing the murder case of Ranjay Singh, a close aide of Jharia MLA Sanjeev Singh.Moreover, he had recently rejected the bail petitions of two associates of Aman Singh, a gangster belonging to Uttar Pradesh..The matter was also mentioned before the Supreme Court, which declined to examine the incident. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said that the Chief Justice of the High Court is already looking into the matter. .[BREAKING] Supreme Court declines to examine daylight murder of Jharkhand judge Uttam Anand after Jharkhand High Court takes up issue suo motu