The Dhanbad police filed a murder case and arrested two persons who were allegedly riding the vehicle, an auto rickshaw, which hit the judge
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Vikas Singh demanded an independent probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of additional district judge (ADJ), Dhanbad, Uttam Anand.
Speaking on the matter before the Supreme Court, initially before a bench headed by justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and later before Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, Singh said, “This is an attack on judicial independence. If a judiciary has to remain independent, judges have to be safe. An ADJ cannot be killed in this manner. This matter should be probed by CBI as local police can be complicit.” ADJ Uttam Anand was returning home from his morning walk when he was fatally hit by a vehicle early Wednesday morning.
The Dhanbad police filed a murder case and arrested two persons who were allegedly riding the vehicle, an auto rickshaw, at the time of the incident. in the incident after CCTV camera footage of the incident showed the auto rickshaw deliberately swerving on an empty road to knock down the judge. The auto rickshaw used in the incident, which was allegedly stolen from Dhanbad, was later recovered from the neighbouring Giridh district on Wednesday night itself.
