Delhi Accident: Accused Men Who Dragged Woman Sent To Jail For 14 Days

In the early hours of January 1, when we were bracing ourselves to welcome 2023, a horrific incident took place in New Delhi. A 20-year old woman was dragged for over 10km in the outer area of the capital.

The latest update in this horrific case is that the accussed men who dragged the victim under their car for many kiliometres have been sent to jail for 14 days. All the six accused in this case wee produced before the Rohini court earlier on Monday, the 9th of January 2023 which sentenced them to two weeks of judicial custody.

She was riding a scooty with a pillion rider when the car hit her. She was returning home when the accident took place. It was a Baleno with five men in their 20s in it. The accused dragged her from Outer Delhi to Rohini for almost an hour. They were taking rounds in Kanjhawala. However, it is not clear if it was deliberate or an accident.

The owner and sixth accused of the car Ashutosh has been arrested by the Delhi Police under which the deceased woman Anjali was dragged for 13 kilometers. Six people have been arrested by the Police in the hit-and-run case so far.The Police has also shared a picture of the sixth accused.

Meer Foundation, an NGO by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has come forward to support the victim's family by donating an undisclosed amount. Previously too, the philanthropic organisation has contributed to various causes that help disadvantaged women and children.

#UPDATE | Kanjhawala death case: The sixth accused and owner of the car under which the deceased was dragged, Ashutosh has been arrested by Delhi Police. pic.twitter.com/2nrHKvM0Aw

— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2023

DCW Chief Not Satisfied With Delhi Police's Action

In a recent statement, DCW Chief Swati Maliwal said that the Delhi accident case must be transferred to the CBI. She is not satisfied with Delhi Police's action. The team has also not recovered Nidhi's (Singh's friend, pillion rider and eye witness) phone yet. According to Maliwal, it would one of the crucial shreds of evidence.

Two More People Involved

The Delhi Police has revealed that in the hit and run case, two more people were involved apart from the five accused in the case. They tried to cover up for the men in the Baleno. They are responsible for misleading the police.

New Video Surfaces, Raises More Suspicion

A new CCTV footage from in front of the victim's fiend's house has surfaced where she is seen knocking at the door accompanied by a man who is standing at a distance.

Earlier today, ythe friend Nidhi told media that she was the pillion rider and was present at the moment of the accident. After a CCTV footage surfaced earlier where the victim, Anjali Singh, is seen having a tiff with Nidhi in front of a hotel, the Delhi Police found her out and registered her statement as an eye-witness in the case.

In her statement, Anjali insisted on partying the night together welcoming new year together and that the both of them went for drinking. She further said that the CCTV footage that show them fighting was because Anjali wanted to drive the scooty despite being "drunk". Following which, on their way to return home, the Baleno hit them and she fled from the scene as she was very scared.

However, Anjali's grandmother Kanta Devi refuted Nidhi's statement and said that she doesn't believe her as she is giving false statements.

Autopsy Report In Clash With Frend's Statement

In contrary to Nidhi's statment where she claimed Anjali was drunk on the night of the accident, the autopsy report has was no mention of alcohol in her stomach. The report has shown food in her stomach, 40 external injuries, and fractured skull. Following the autopsy report, Delhi police ruled out sexual assault possibility as well.

Accused Knew Woman Was Stuck Under Car

In the recent developments, Anjali Singh's friend recounted horror of the night. She said that the accused knew they have hit the scooty which made the two women fall. They were also aware that Singh was stuck under their car but they dragged the body anyway.

The pillion rider also confessed that she was horrified to help, ask for help or even lodge a complaint with the police. She added that they both were attending a party at a hotel, and when they were supposed to come back, they had an argument about who would ride the scooty. Though Singh was drunk, she insisted on driving. The eye witness also said that they nearly escaped hitting a truck, but before they could switch the riders, the Baleno hit them, and Singh met the unfortunate end.

Assault Or Hit & Run?

Singh succumbed to her injuries, but she was not alone. Her friend also suffered injuries, but was able to flee the scene. CCTV footage showed that the accused were driving the car with the body under it.

The car took a U-turn and kept going. Singh’s body was found a couple of hours after the incident. Her leg got stuck in the axle, and she could not escape unlike her friend.

Although the police are convinced that it was a hit-and-run case, a purported video on social media has allegedly shown that the woman had no clothes and had a broken leg. The victim’s family is alleging that it was a sexual assault and their daughter was murdered after that.

Kanjhawala death case | The deceased was not alone on her scooty. A girl was with her at the time of the accident. She walked away from the spot after the accident. Now we have an eyewitness of the incident. Her statement will be recorded under 164 CrPC: Special CP (L&O) Zone II pic.twitter.com/HO7VcL4CMl

— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2023

The post-mortem was conducted at Maulana Azad Medical College on Monday, and it ruled out sexual assault. There have been no injuries on her private parts.

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Eyewitness To The Case

A man has claimed that he was the eyewitness to this horrific incident in Delhi. He confessed that he made a PCR call around 3.18 AM. The police, however, received the first call about the incident from Begumpur an hour before Mr Deepak made the call.

He also shared with PTI that while everyone was under layers of clothes, the victim was naked. He also pointed to the fact that it could be a case of sexual assault and murder.

A food delivery aggregator said that the car was running at a very high speed and almost knocked him down when it made a U-turn after the driver spotted the police barricades on Kanjhawala Road.

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Protests In Delhi Assault Case

Massive protest outside Sultanpuri police station after a woman was hit by car and her body dragged for 4 km.#Delhiaccidentpic.twitter.com/WFV5u7CZW9

— Deeksha Negi (@NegiDeekshaa) January 2, 2023

The case has led to protests in Delhi’s Sultanpuri area. Hundreds of people have been protesting outside a local police station since Monday. They, along with the family of Singh, are demanding justice for the 20-year-old. Delhi's Deputy CM, Manish Sisodia, will visit the victim's family.