Dhanbad judge death case: CBI submits first status report in HC

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted its first investigation status report to the Jharkhand High Court in connection with the death of a Dhanbad judge in a “road accident” in the coal city last month. Both the Supreme Court and the HC had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and the apex court had directed the CBI to file status report every week with the high court. People involved in the proceedings said the bench sought to know from the investigation officer about forensic report of the crime scene and the auto rickshaw that mowed down additional district judge Uttam Anand, besides questioning of people seen in the CCTV footage that emerged after the accident. The CBI informed the court it had taken custody of the auto rickshaw involved in the accident to recreate the crime scene and that the forensic report of the samples lifted for test was still awaited.