PTI, Ranchi/New Delhi.
published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Sun, 30 Jan 2022 01:34 AM IST
Summary
Officials said the new team has sought the court’s permission to interrogate two accused, Lakhan Verma and Rahul Verma.
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A senior CBI official has informed on Saturday that the team will now be headed by Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Kumar. Vikas is posted in the agency’s special crime unit in Delhi. He has already taken over from VK Shukla. Officials said the new team has already reached Dhanbad.
The new team has sought permission of the court to interrogate two accused, Lakhan Verma and Rahul Verma, the official said. According to the official, the charge sheet has already been filed in the case. The new team will conduct further investigation based on the investigation report and after that an additional charge sheet will be filed, the official said. The new investigation team will be headed by the Superintendent of Police level.
High Court had reprimanded CBI
The Jharkhand High Court has reprimanded the CBI for its laxity in the investigation of the murder of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand. The court had said that it appears that the agency is trying to drop the investigation and save the accused. At the same time, the bench had said that the investigation of the case raises questions on the credibility of the CBI.
In the ongoing proceedings in this case, the High Court had ordered the CBI to submit the report of the Narco test of the two arrested accused. Also said that this is a big conspiracy and it should be exposed. After this, the CBI had said to expedite the investigation.
died during the walk
Officials said the CBI had in October last year filed a chargesheet against auto-rickshaw driver Lakhan Verma and his accomplice Rahul Verma under sections of the IPC for murder (302) and destruction of evidence (201) besides common intention (34). was filed. Let us tell that the judges were out on a walk in Dhanbad early in the morning, during which an autorickshaw came from behind and crushed them. Due to which he died.
The auto driver fled from the spot after hitting him with his vehicle. The entire incident was captured in a CCTV. After much uproar over the death of the judge, the Jharkhand government handed over the case to the CBI.
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