Two persons including one Lakhan Verma and his brother-in-law Rahul Verma have been arrested in connection with murder case of additional district judge Uttam Anand. Besides, the auto rickshaw that was used for committing the crime has also been seized by police.
Senior Superintendent of police (SSP) Sanjeev Kumar while giving details during a press conference here said that a special investigation team led by City SP R Ramkumar conducted raids at Sonarpatti locality in Giridih district with Giridih police late on July 28 night and arrested both the accused persons, who were brought to Dhanbad early on Thursday morning. “We have succeeded in cracking the case within 24 hours,” he added.
The vehicle used in the crime was also seized from Giridih and has been brought to Dhanbad. A team of forensic experts from Ranchi have examined the vehicle, he said.
Confirming that a case under sections 302 of IPC has been lodged with Dhanbad police station SSP said, "We are investigating case with all angles including murder".
The case under section 302 of IPC was registered at Dhanbad police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by Kriti Singa, wife of the victim.
The SSP, however, refused to reply to queries made by media persons about the motive of the accused."We would give full details of investigations when we get some concrete evidence", he said.
Interestingly, the accused had stolen the auto-rickshaw about three to four hours ago from Pathardih locality.
The auto belongs to one Sugia Devi who found the vehicle missing on Wednesday morning and filed a case of theft with Patherdih police station.
Police have interrogated both Sugia and her husband in this regard.