Delhi hit-and-drag case: Police file 800-page chargesheet, four charged with murder

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Four out of the seven accused in the Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case were charged with murder as the Delhi Police filed an 800-page chargesheet in connection to the case.

Press Trust of India

New Delhi,UPDATED: Apr 1, 2023 20:24 IST

The deceased woman, Anjali Singh, lost her life after she was dragged for 12 kilometres by a car.

The deceased woman, Anjali Singh, lost her life after she was dragged by a car for 12 kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala.

By Press Trust of India: The Delhi Police on Saturday filed an 800-page chargesheet against seven accused in the Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case, in which a 20-year-old woman was killed after being dragged under a car in the early hours of January 1.

Four of the seven accused -- Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun and Manoj Mittal -- have been charged with murder.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal has posted the matter for consideration of the final report on April 13.

Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun and Manoj Mittal were arrested on January 2.

Two other accused -- Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Ankush -- were earlier given bail by the court. Deepak Khanna's bail plea was rejected by a sessions court.

The other five accused were produced before the court, which extended their judicial custody till April 13.

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According to the police, seven men were arrested and upon completion of the investigation, a chargesheet of around 800 pages was prepared with around 117 witnesses.

"On the basis of the material and evidence collected during the investigation, to the best of capabilities, sufficient material has come on record to prosecute the accused," the police said.

According to the charge sheet, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun and Manoj Mittal have been booked for murder. Ashutosh and Amit Khanna were also booked under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

It said all the accused were booked for criminal conspiracy, destruction of evidence, harbouring offender, common intention and false information, with intent to cause a public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.

The Delhi Police has levelled additional charges against Amit Khanna for rash driving and causing hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of others.

As mandated by the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the police have submitted their charge sheet within the stipulated 90-day period.

The Delhi Police recently invoked Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code in the case. It was initially registered for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and rash driving on public way.

The deceased, Anjali Singh, was killed in the early hours of the new year after her scooter was hit by a car, which dragged her for more than 12 kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala.

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