The two accused of allegedly murdering Dhanbad additional district and session judge Uttam Anand by ramming an autorickshaw into him on July 28 were sent to Dhanbad divisional jail on Saturday after being produced in court by CBI.

The CBI brought the duo, auto driver Lakhan Verma and his accomplice Rahul Verma, from Ahmedabad to Ranchi on Friday evening by air. After that they were brought to Dhanbad on Saturday morning by road.

In Dhanbad, the duo, along with a CBI team, were first taken to Sahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH) where their medical tests were conducted. Then they were taken to Sadar Hospital of Dhanbad where their Covid test was conducted, following which they were produced in court which sent them to jail.

Jharkhand High Court had on August 27 directed CBI to provide proper security to the accused and also arrange for their air travel.

The CBI special team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Kumar Shukla, which took up the case on August 5, a day after registering the FIR, first took the duo on remand of five days on August 6. CBI then extended the remand to 10 more days on August 11. The CBI obtained court permission for further extension of remand till September 3 to carry out brain mapping and Narco test of the accused.

The CBI team, accompanied by a 10-member team of Dhanbad police led by Inspector Surendra Singh, took them to Delhi for brain mapping test as well as Narco test. The brain mapping test of the two accused was conducted in New Delhi on August 20. But the Narco test had to be conducted in Ahmedabad after which they were brought back to Dhanbad on Saturday.

Judge Uttam Anand was killed on July 28 near Randhir Verma Chowk of Dhanbad during a morning walk around 5.08 am when he was hit by an auto rickshaw. It was being driven by Lakhan Verma while Rahul Verma was present in the vehicle.

The case hit the national headlines when CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media within a couple of hours of the incident. Dhanbad police which carried out the initial probe arrested Lakhan Verma and Rahul Verma on July 29. The police also managed to recover the autorickshaw.