Khanjanwala Hit and Drag Case: Woman Dragged to Death Intentionally– Delhi Police in Chargesheet
NEW DELHI: The Delhi police on Thursday in its chargesheet said that the accused involved in the Kanjhawala hit and drag case had ample opportunities to save the victim but they ‘intentionally and knowingly’ dragged her for kilometers. Submitting its charge sheet, the Delhi police has justified the invoking of murder charges against 4 out of 7 men accused of hit and drag.
It has been mentioned that statements of the sole eyewitnesses of the incident have been recorded. The witness has deposed before the police the sequence of events that led to the incident. Giving intricate details, the eyewitness as per the timeline elaborated on the accident that took place on the intervening night of December 31st and January 1st.
Police mentioned that they had prior knowledge about a body that was under the car and they could have saved the deceased.
“In furtherance of their ill intention, plan, and active participation, the accused persons finally killed her in a gruesome manner”. Delhi police further mentioned that as per the investigation conducted, the offense has been committed in two parts. According to them, the accused first hit the victim, and deliberately moved the car backward and forward, and then further dragged the victim for a very long distance by the offending vehicle.
“When the accused persons dragged the deceased by vehicle then the guilty intent became clear and the knowledge part has been established by the fact that accused persons stopped the offending vehicle just after about 500-600 meters from the place of incident and two accused persons who were sitting at the rear seat of the vehicle and one other person from the front seat (driver side) came out of the vehicle and checked whether the victim was still stuck under the car or not,” it mentioned.
Four accused namely Amit Khanna, Krishan, Manoj Mittal and Mithun were seated in the offending car at the time of the accident and dragged the victim a very long distance, and detached the body of the victim about 13 KM from the place of the accident is Shani Bazaar Road on the new years eve have been booked under the offense U/S 302 IPC