Jharkhand Government Serious About Probe Into Judge's Death: Hemant Soren

Hemant Soren said: "It is state government's priority to complete the investigation of this incident at a speedy pace and provide justice to the family members."

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said the government was serious on probe into the death of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand and will ensure justice to his family. The family members of Anand called on Mr Soren on Friday. "The family members of late Justice Uttam Anand met the chief minister Hemant Soren today...The chief minister told the family that the state government is serious about the investigation in the matter," a statement from the chief minister's office said. Mr Soren said: "It is state government's priority to complete the investigation of this incident at a speedy pace and provide justice to the family members." The CM said as soon as the matter came into knowledge of the government, a team of senior police officials was constituted to crack the case. The statement said that the family members expressed satisfaction to the chief minister for the formation of a high-level inquiry and SIT by the state government to probe the death of district and sessions court judge of Dhanbad. The family members have urged the chief minister to take the initiative to give job to the late judge's wife on compassionate ground, the statement added.