As per the latest updates, sources have told news agency PTI that at least 10 vehicles including PCR vans and night patrolling units were deployed to trace the vehicle that hit the 20-year-old woman.
According to sources, out of these 10 vehicles, three PCR vans from Kanjhawala, Hoshambi border and Aman Vihar areas were trying to chase the Baleno car. Sources said they could not chase the Baleno car due to dense fog and the car had taken narrow lanes instead of the main road to dodge the police.
Here are the top developments in the Kanjhawala case:
On that fateful night, several teams under four ACPs of Rohini district were deployed to trace the car, collect PCR details from the callers and identify the victim as well as the accused involved in the case, sources said. Teams were further deployed from Aman Vihar, Prem Nagar, Begumpur and Prashant Vihar to crack the case, PTI quoted him as saying.
He further said, the first PCR caller informed the police at 2:30 am on January 1 that the Baleno car fled from the spot after the incident. The second PCR call, which was received at around 3:30 am, informed the police that the woman’s body was trapped under the vehicle, but was unable to give them the registration number of the car due to dense fog and poor visibility.
However, with the help of an automatic number plate reader camera installed in the Kanjhawala area, the police were able to trace the Baleno car and identify the vehicle’s registration number, which eventually led them to the owner of the offending vehicle.
Meanwhile, another CCTV footage recovered by the police showed that a PCR van had crossed the same stretch between Sultanpuri and Kanjhawala within about five minutes of the incident.
When the police van was returning after attending the PCR call, he saw a scooty in an accident condition and informed the SHO of the area. “Since no one was found near the spot, it was presumed that the victim must have been taken to the hospital by a passerby. By the time the police traced the ownership of the vehicle, it was established that it belonged to Anjali Singh, who was involved in the accident. Killed,” the officer said as reported by PTI, adding that the scooty was registered in the name of Singh’s mother.
The sources also said that the police have recovered another CCTV footage in which the victim is seen drinking and fighting. Police said that however, the post-mortem report is not conclusive and only through viscera it can be established whether someone was under the influence of alcohol or not.
All the five accused in the case are currently in police custody.
Anjali’s friend Nidhi had said that Anjali was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. Demanding a probe into the claims of Anjali’s friend, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said the victim had died a tragic death and should not be “characterised”. “Her friend’s claims should be probed. Anjali should not be blamed for what happened to her. The accused should be hanged,” he added.
On Wednesday, Anjali Singh’s mother Rekha Devi told reporters that her daughter has never consumed alcohol in her life. “I have never seen or heard Nidhi. She never came to our house. She is lying. My daughter never drinks alcohol. She never comes home drunk. Nidhi is lying.” The family also claimed that they have never seen or heard about the ‘friend’ living with Anjali.
The victim’s family doctor also rubbished Nidhi’s claims that she was heavily drunk on the night of the incident, saying the post-mortem report found no trace of alcohol in her stomach. The police, however, said that Nihdi would be their prime witness as they recovered more CCTV footage to piece together the events of the night when Anjali was brutally killed.
Nidhi had earlier said that the five men accused of dragging the woman under their car killed her “deliberately” as they kept on driving despite knowing that she was trapped under the vehicle.
As per the footage recovered so far, it has been found that Anjali and Nidhi left the hotel at 1.16 am, then had a fight and later left the hotel at 1.32 am.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met Anjali’s family and said the incident was an example of extreme cruelty. He said that efforts would be made to provide employment to a relative of Anjali. Sisodia said, “If any piece of polythene or paper gets stuck, it is easily felt and the driver stops the vehicle to check it. shook it.”
(with inputs from agencies)
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