5 held in Delhi’s Kanjhawala incident

In the Kanjhawala incident in Delhi in which a woman dies after being dragged under car five people have been arrested. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer District) Harendra K Singh on Monday said, “As per our investigation, it was a fatal accident. All five persons who were present in the car have been arrested. They […]

Kanjhawala incident
by Madhvi Jha - January 2, 2023, 12:50 pm

In the Kanjhawala incident in Delhi in which a woman dies after being dragged under car five people have been arrested.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer District) Harendra K Singh on Monday said, “As per our investigation, it was a fatal accident. All five persons who were present in the car have been arrested. They will be produced before the court today. The postmortem of the deceased woman will be conducted through a board of doctors.”

Talking to the media deceased’s mother said, “I had a conversation with her at around 9 pm, and she said she will return by 3-4 am. She used to work as an event planner for weddings. In the morning, I got a call from the police and was informed about the accident. I was taken to the police station and was made to wait.”

“When my brother arrived at Police Station, he was told about the death of my daughter. My brother told me about it,” said the mother of the deceased.

“My daughter was the only earning member in our family. She was wearing so many clothes but not a single piece of cloth was there on her dead body, what kind of accident was it,” the deceased mother stated.

Meanwhile, the Kanjhawala incident was eyewitnessed by Deepak Dahiya runs a confectionery shop and narrated the horrific ordeal. Dahiya said the girl was dragged for 18 to 20 kilometers and got entangled under their vehicle.

“It was 3:20 am…I was standing outside the shop when I heard a loud noise from a vehicle about 100 meters away. Earlier I thought it was a tire burst. As soon as the car moved, I saw a body being dragged. I informed the police immediately,” Dahiya said.

Moreover, Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal also took cognizance of the incident and a notice has been issued to the Delhi police.

“The naked body of a girl was found in Delhi’s Kanjhawala, it is being told that some boys in an inebriated state hit her scooty with a car and dragged her for several kilometers. This matter is very dangerous, I am issuing an appearance summons to Delhi Police. The whole truth should come out,” Maliwal said.

Swati Maliwal further stated that all the five men in the car were drunk and said, “A very disturbing incident has come out. A girl was hit by a car and then dragged on the road. The car was driven by five badly drunk people. I have summoned Delhi Police to ask how will justice be provided to the girl. Secondly, I want to ask, despite the girl being dragged for kilometers, no check post was able to catch anything. No one stopped those drunk people. This is a very scary and shocking incident.”

However, at the SGM hospital, Mangolpuri the girl’s body was sent and at the mortuary of the hospital, the body has been kept.