[BREAKING] Judge Uttam Anand Murder: Jharkhand court convicts both accused

A special court in Jharkhand's Dhanbad today convicted both the persons accused in the murder of Dhanbad Additional District and Sessions judge Uttam Anand. .The District And Additional Sessions Judge convicted Lakhan Kumar Verma and Rahul Kumar Verma for offences under Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (disappearance of evidence) read with Section 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. The hearing on sentencing will happen on August 6. .On July 28, 2021, judge Uttam Anand was on a morning walk, when he was knocked down by an auto rickshaw.He suffered severe injuries and later died during the course of treatment.While it was initially believed to be an accident, CCTV footage of the incident surfaced suggesting that the vehicle was deliberately rammed into the judge as he was walking along the edge of the road..After his death, the Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognizance of the incident and is monitoring the issue.Later, the State government decided to hand over the probe to CBI which the Court acceded to..Subsequently, due to outrage after the death incident, the Supreme Court of India had also registered a suo motu case on safeguarding courts and ensuring protection and security of judges.