Woman dragged under car was alone, escaped friend called for testimony: Police

Investigation into the Kanjhawala case has revealed that the 20yearold woman who was killed after her scooter was hit by a car was accompanied by a friend at the time of the accident who had fled the scene out of fear police said on TuesdayThe woman has been called to record her statement they saidIn CCTV footage recovered by the police the victim was seen leaving a hotel around 145 am after a New Year party She was wearing a pinkcoloured Tshirt and her friend a red oneAccording to the footage initially the friend was driving the scooter while the victim sat in the back seatA footage later showed them to have changed places with the victim in drivers seat when it was hit by a car according to policeAlso read Deceased was not alone on scooty another woman was with her says Delhi PoliceThe friend police said escaped with minor injuries and fled the spot while the victim got stuck under the car and was dragged alongThe woman who was the sole breadwinner of her family was dragged for 12 kilometres under the car and was found naked by a road in Kanjhawala according to policeThe investigating team is also expected to take the accused to the spot on Tuesday to recreate the crime scene police saidFive men who were allegedly in the car were booked for culpable homicide among other sections on Monday even as the police came under charges of conducting a shoddy investigation in the matterA medical board has conducted a post mortem of the body and its report which will confirm whether the woman was raped is still awaitedAs outrage mounted over the incident the Union Home Ministry on Monday sought a detailed report from the Delhi Police on the direction of Home Minister Amit ShahThe Delhi Police has also constituted an inquiry committee headed by Special Commissioner Shalini Singh and asked her to submit a probe report as early as possible officials saidAll five accused were sent to a threeday police custody on MondayPrima facie it is suspected that the accused were intoxicated at the time of the incidentSources said that their blood samples have been sent for medical examination to ascertain if they were drunk at the time of the incident The report is awaitedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever