Delhi Shocker! 20-Year-Old Woman Dies After Car Drags Her On The Road For Four Kilometers

In a shocking incident, a woman was killed after she was hit by a speeding car, which then dragged her on the road for nearly four kilometers in Delhi.

The incident happened in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri on Sunday, and five people who were travelling in the Maruti Baleno have been arrested.

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Accused unaware of dragging the victim: Police

The victim used to work part-time in marriages and other functions. When the incident happened, she was returning home from one such function.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer) Harendra Kumar Singh said the victim's leg got entangled in one of the wheels of the car and she was dragged for around four kilometres.

Police said the accused did not know that the victim was being dragged by their car. Later, when they got to know about it, they got scared. They then removed the body from the vehicle and fled away.

All five accused arrested

¡°A case under IPC sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) has been registered against Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26) and Manoj Mittal,¡± he said.

¡°While Deepak is a driver, Amit deals with SBI cards in Uttam Nagar, Krishan works at Connaught Place, Mithun works as a hair dresser in Naraina and Mittal works as a food dealer in Sultanpuri,¡± the DCP said.

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Police said a blood sample of the car driver has been preserved to examine whether he was under the influence of alcohol or not.

Victim's family alleges foul play

When the body was discovered after being dragged on for a long, it was almost naked and her clothes and even the back side of her body got ripped off

The family of the girl, however, rejected the claims that it was an accident and expressed apprehension that she could have been sexually abused by the arrested men.

"The girl was dragged for around 10 meters. Scooty and the body has been found in two different places. It is not an accident, after seeing that girl alone, something wrong must have happened with her, that's why the scooty and the body were found at two different places," a relative alleged.

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DCW issues summons to Police

The Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) on Sunday issued a summons to a senior police officer directing him to appear before the panel in connection with the incident.

"Whereas the Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognisance of media reports of death of a woman due to an alleged accident. As per media reports, in the midnight of New Year, a car allegedly hit the scooty of a woman in Kanjhawla area of Delhi. Reportedly, the car dragged the woman on the road for around 7-8 kilometers. The dead body of the woman was found on the road without any clothes," the DCW notice to the officer read.

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My head hangs in shame: Delhi LG

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said he was shocked at the "monstrous insensitivity of the perpetrators".

"My head hangs in shame over the inhuman crime in Kanjhawla-Sultanpuri today morning and I am shocked at the monstrous insensitivity of the perpetrators. Have been monitoring with the Commissioner of Police, Delhi and the accused have been apprehended. All aspects are being thoroughly looked into," tweeted Delhi LG.

"Even as every possible support/help and beyond, to the family of the victim will be ensured, I appeal to all to not resort to opportunistic scavenging. Let us together work towards a more responsible and sensitive society," he added.

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