Dhanbad judge dies in road accident, police suspect murder

Dhanbad District and Sessions Judge Uttam Anand hearing the famous coal mafia Ranjay Singh murder case has succumbed to his injuries at SNMMCH after he met with a road accident in the early hours of Wednesday. Anand had recently rejected the bail plea of ​​shooter Abhinav Singh and Ravi Thakur, the two accused in the case.

Dhanbad: Dhanbad District and Sessions Judge Uttam Anand has succumbed to his injuries at Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and hospital (SNMMCH) after he met with a road accident, on Wednesday, during his morning walk. A CCTV footage has emerged showing an auto hitting him in the early hours of Wednesday following which he sustained grievous head injuries. He was rushed to SNMMCH by a passer-by where he was declared brought dead.

Police said that Anand was walking towards Golf Ground from his residence at Randhir Verma Chowk when the accident took place. After he did not return home for several hours, Anand's family informed the police. A hunt was launched and police received information about an unclaimed dead body in SNMMCH, following which Anand's bodyguard identified the body.

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Notably, Anand was hearing the famous murder case of coal mafia Ranjay Singh who was a close aide of Sanjeev Singh, former MLA of Jharia. According to reports, Anand had recently rejected the bail plea of ​​shooter Abhinav Singh and Ravi Thakur, the two accused in the case. Following this, police are speculating the incident as a murder and a probe has been launched in this direction.

Justice Uttam Anand was appointed as Dhanbad District and Sessions Judge six months back. He was earlier the District and Sessions Judge of Bokaro.

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