Jharkhand HC schools Hemant Soren's state govt after killings take place everyday

Ranchi, June 23: With violence and killing increasing in Jharkhand, the Jharkhand High Court has schooled the Hemant Soren's government over the deteriorating law and order situation. It has also sought a report from the state government over the killing of a criminal at the Deoghar court's premises.

 

A bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL). During the hearing, the bench observed that the crime graph of the state was surging “very high”. It also observed that the law and order situation was deteriorating in the state and sought a report from the state government over the killing.

 

 

The High Court also directed a security audit of the Deoghar Civil Court premises to assess the lapses in its premises that led to the shootout and killing. The bench said that it is not the first time that a shootout has happened on a court campus. Similar incidents have occurred earlier in Hazaribag and Jamshedpur, the court said, as it sought a report from the state government.

 

Criminal Amit Singh was killed on June 18 this year at the Deoghar court premises, where he had to appear in a case against him. The assailants made an easy escape from the court while the victim lay dead in a pool of blood. Following this, the police recovered a pistol from the spot. They also launched an investigation into the matter.