Anjali and her pal have been coming back from a New 12 months’s social gathering
New Delhi:
Delhi’s Anjali Singh, whose demise after being dragged by a automotive for 13 km has but once more prompted questions on the security of ladies within the nationwide capital, was not alone when her scooter met with an accident, sources have stated.
In a brand new twist to the capital shocker, which passed off within the early hours of this New 12 months, investigators have discovered that 20-year-old Anjali was with a pal, Nidhi, when a Maruti Baleno automotive hit her scooter. The pal, sources stated, acquired minor accidents within the crash and fled the scene. Anjali’s leg, investigators stated, received caught within the axle of the automotive, and she or he was dragged together with the car.
Police sources stated they’ve tracked down the girl and can document her assertion as a part of the probe.
The brand new findings got here to the fore when police have been making ready a route map to get extra readability on what occurred that night time. They discovered that the 2 mates left a resort at 1.45 am after attending a New 12 months’s social gathering. CCTV footage reveals the 2 ladies exiting the resort, not very removed from the spot of the accident. They’re seen getting on the two-wheeler and driving away. Right here, it’s Nidhi who’s driving and Anjali is driving pillion. Anjali, it’s learnt, later stated she needs to drive and the 2 swapped locations.
The accident passed off at Sultanpuri in west Delhi. The 5 males within the automotive have admitted that they have been drunk on the time of the crash. Panicked, they drove away, unaware that Anjali was dragged alongside, the accused have informed police.
Deepak Khanna, who was on the wheel, has informed police that as they drove away, he felt “one thing was caught”, however others dismissed him.
The automotive allegedly drove for about 13 km, dragging the 20-year-old lady by way of the streets. Whereas the automotive was taking a U-turn at Kanjhawala, considered one of accused Mithun noticed a hand beneath the car. As soon as the automotive was stopped, the physique got here off. The accused then fled the scene, they’ve informed police.
Footage of a number of CCTV cameras on the streets has captured the night time horror. One of many movies, now viral, reveals the automotive making a U-turn with the girl’s physique caught to it.
An eyewitness has stated that he shouted out when he noticed the physique being dragged, however the automotive didn’t cease. He then knowledgeable police and chased the car on his two-wheeler. Police ultimately reached when the physique had come off and the accused had fled the scene.
The investigation has discovered that the primary name to police management room, apparently from the eyewitness, was acquired about 2 hours after Anjali left the resort. The broken scooter was discovered half an hour later and the physique was discovered round 4.10 am.
All 5 accused have been arrested and the girl’s preliminary post-mortem report is anticipated this afternoon. The accused have been charged with culpable murder not amounting to homicide, rash driving and inflicting demise by negligence.
Whereas the girl’s household has alleged that she was sexually assaulted, police have stated they haven’t discovered any proof of this.