Dhanbad Additional District and Sessions judge Uttam Anand, who was hearing some high profile cases, was killed in a road accident on Wednesday by an 'unidentified four wheeler' when he was out on a morning walk.
He was a resident of Hirapur and the incident took place approximately 500 meters away from Judge's colony, where he resides.
While it was initially believed to be an accident, CCTV footage of the incident which has surfaced, suggests that the vehicle was deliberately rammed into the judge as he was walking along the edge of the road.
However, the matter is still under investigation.
A complaint has been filed by Arpit Srivastava, Registrar of Dhanbad Civil Court, and a First Information Report has been registered by the Dhanbad Police.
The Telegraph reported that the judge was hearing the murder case of Ranjay Singh, close aide of Jharia MLA Sanjeev Singh.
Moreover, he had recently rejected the bail petitions of two members of a gang of Aman Singh, a criminal/gangster of Uttar Pradesh.