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On October 4, the CBI had taken both the accused on remand for the third time. But till now no clue could be found from the accused.
Two accused arrested in connection with the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand were on Monday sent to judicial custody after their seven-day CBI remand ended. The 49-year-old district judge was hit by a heavy autorickshaw while jogging near Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad on July 28. The auto rickshaw driver immediately fled the spot.
A CBI team from Delhi produced auto driver Lakhan Verma and his accomplice Rahul Verma in the court of CBI Judicial Magistrate and Special Magistrate Abhishek Srivastava and sought their judicial custody.
After hearing the agency’s argument, the court sent Lakhan and Rahul to Dhanbad jail in judicial custody. On October 4, the CBI had taken both the accused on remand for the third time. The CBI had sought his custody for 11 days, but the court sent him on remand for 7 days only.
The accused kept changing statements continuously
The Special Police Officer, who is assisting the CBI in this case, said that both the accused are constantly changing their statements like professional criminals. The Jharkhand High Court on Friday said that the investigation report submitted by the CBI was unclear and ordered the agency to be more specific in its probe into the death of the Dhanbad judge.
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Two accused arrested in connection with the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand were on Monday sent to judicial custody after their seven-day CBI remand ended. The 49-year-old district judge was hit by a heavy autorickshaw while jogging near Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad on July 28. The auto rickshaw driver immediately fled the spot.
A CBI team from Delhi produced auto driver Lakhan Verma and his accomplice Rahul Verma in the court of CBI Judicial Magistrate and Special Magistrate Abhishek Srivastava and sought their judicial custody.
After hearing the agency’s argument, the court sent Lakhan and Rahul to Dhanbad jail in judicial custody. On October 4, the CBI had taken both the accused on remand for the third time. The CBI had sought his custody for 11 days, but the court sent him on remand for 7 days only.
The accused kept changing statements continuously
The Special Police Officer, who is assisting the CBI in this case, said that both the accused are constantly changing their statements like professional criminals. The Jharkhand High Court on Friday said that the investigation report submitted by the CBI was unclear and ordered the agency to be more specific in its probe into the death of the Dhanbad judge.
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