The police in Jharkhand have formed a special investigation team to look into the death of a judge who was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday, ...
The police in Jharkhand have formed a special investigation team to look into the death of a judge who was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday, reported the Hindustan Times.
The team was formed after CCTV footage showed a three-wheeler suddenly swerving towards Dhanbad Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Kumar on an empty road and hitting him. The vehicle then drove away.
Additional District & Sessions Judge, Dhanbad Uttam Anand gets run over during his morning walk under suspicious circumstances. The judge was dealing with a few high-profile murder cases from the area and had recently rejected bail petitions of a few criminals. TRIGGER WARNING pic.twitter.com/FFia9usXQc
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Dhanbad Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar said city Superintendent of Police R Ramkumar will lead the team. “The CCTV footage and all related aspects would be analysed [to] identify the vehicle,” Kumar said.
Kumar said that a murder case has been registered and the police were looking into all possible angles, reported The Indian Express.
After the accident, residents in the area took the judge to the Shaheed Nirmal Mahato Medical College and Hospital. “He [Judge Anand] had sustained an injury to the back of his head,” said Arun Kumar Choudhary, the superintendent of the hospital. “He succumbed to his injuries around 8.30 am.”
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