Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand Dies After Being Hit By A Vehicle, CCTV Footage Suggests Foul Play

An Additional District Judge (ADJ) of Dhanbad district, Uttam Anand, died after being hit by a three-wheeled vehicle in broad daylight on Wednesday. As seen in a surfaced CCTV footage, Mr. Anand was out on a morning walk when a vehicle 'deliberately hit' him near the Magistrate Colony in Dhanbad.

The CCTV footage of the incident shows the appearance of an unidentified man on a three-wheeler just before and after the incident. He is believed to be one of the conspirators to a suggested foul-play.

The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court has issued orders asking SSP, Dhanbad, to remain present today. The Court is likely to ask for details about the death of the Dhanbad district judge.

The shocking incident was brought to the attention of the Supreme Court today morning by Supreme Court Bar Association President Vikas Singh, who demanded a CBI probe. The Chief Justice of India informed Vikas Singh that the Jharkhand High Court has taken up the case.

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It is also reported that a police investigation is ongoing on and two suspects have been arrested late at night.

Judge Uttam Anand was an alum of St. Xavier's School Hazaribag of the 1987 batch. He was currently posted as Additional District and Sessions judge VIII at Dhanbad judgeship.

As per the reports, he was involved in several high-profile cases and had recently rejected the bails for two accused of Aman Singh's gang, a notorious criminal of Uttar Pradesh. Among other cases, the murder case of Ranjay Singh, a close aide of Jharia MLA Sanjeev Singh, was also pending before his Court.