Dhanbad: Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) general manager Praveen Kumar was admitted to Central Hospital with a knife injury to his abdomen sustained at his Karmik Nagar residence under suspicious circumstances, police said. His condition is stable and he is out of danger.Kumar, posted at BCCL headquarters as technical secretary to the company’s chairperson-cum-managing director, was injured inside Krishna Apartment in the Saraidhela police station area. He reportedly told police that he had been cutting and eating fruit before placing the knife on his bed. He said he later lay down and was accidentally injured when the knife penetrated his abdomen.Investigators are examining whether his account matches the circumstantial evidence and are looking into other possible angles.Saraidhela police station officer in charge Manjeet Kumar said the circumstances remained under investigation, indicating that Kumar’s account did not appear to align with the available circumstantial evidence at this stage.Police called Kumar’s wife to the station for questioning, but she did not appear. Investigators said statements from her and other family members could help establish the sequence of events.Police are also questioning people who may have relevant information. No final conclusion has been reached about the cause of the injury.
