States »EasPosted at: Aug 3 2021 4:31PM

HC asks CBI to immediately commence investigation in Judge Killing Case

Ranchi, Aug 3 (UNI) The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation

to immediately commence its probe into the killing of Additional district and sessions judge Uttam Anand so that evidences can not be tampered.

The court also directed to provide the necessary documents and logistics support to the

investigating agency.

The lawyer of the CBI said that the agency has received the letter of recommendation from the

state government and on Wednesday notification will be issued in this regard.

Earlier, the government said that case has been handed over to the CBI.

During the hearing the court directed Jharkhand DGP to take immediate steps for the security of judicial magistrates and other judges in Dhanbad and asked to deploy police jawans in their

residential area as post the incident they were fearing unsafe.

Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan informed the court that the link of the case might be related to

other states therefore in such a scenario CBI was the most appropriate to take up the case as

police might face difficulties in investigating the matter in other states.

The court during the hearing expressed its displeasure over the probe being done by the SIT constituted by the state police and even questioned as to when the incident had taken place

around 5 AM why the FIR was registered around 12.45 PM.

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