Guwahati: At least five persons have been apprehended on Monday in relation to the woman who was slain and dragged after being hit by a car on a Delhi road. Deputy Commissioner of Police for the Outer District Harendra K Sing, informed.
DCP Singh 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.”
Meanwhile, the 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,” she stated.
An earlier account of the horrible Kanjhawala tragedy was given by an eyewitness.
In the village of Ladpur, Deepak Dahiya owns a confectionery store on Kanjhawala Road. He claimed that the accused dragged the girl’s body, which became tangled under their car, for approximately 1.5 hours and 18 to 20 kilometres.
“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 had told ANI.
After some time, he claimed about 3:30 am, the car made a U-turn with the woman’s lifeless corpse still below. According to Dahiya, the accused frequently made u-turns on a route that was around 4-5 kilometres long.
“I tried to stop them many times but they did not stop the vehicle. For about one and a half hours they carried the girl’s body for about 20 km,’ he had said.
According to Dahiya, he also pursued the automobile on his bike while speaking to the police.
On the Kanjhawala Road, close to Jyoti village, the body fell from the car after approximately an hour and a half, and the accused then escaped, he had added.
“It could not be just an accident,” Dahiya further stressed.
The police reported on Sunday that a 20-year-old woman died after being struck by a car and then dragged along the road for a few kilometres while becoming entangled in the wheels.
The girl was in such horrible shape following the event, according to the authorities, that as she was being carried along, her clothes and even the rear of her body were torn off.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena taking to Twitter said, “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.”
“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.