Kanjhawala Case: No Murder Angle Yet, 2 More Involved — Top Points From Delhi Police Presser
Delhi Police said that neither Nidhi, nor the victim had any connection with the accused and added that 18 teams are investigating the matter. Delay in response by police also being probed.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday said that no evidence has been found yet to register the Kanjhawala case as murder, adding that two more peoplewere involved in the gruesome crime taking the total number of accused in the case from 5 to 7.
The police also said that Nidhi is a "crucial" witness is the case. "Nidhi is a crucial witness. Her statement was recored under IPC Section 164 in the court so that allegation is not levelled that police recorded the statement," said Sagar Preet Hooda, Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order.
In a press conference held today, the Delhi Police said that neither Nidhi, the victim's friend, nor the victim herself had any connection with the accused and added that 18 teams are investigating the matter.
Anjali Singh, a 20-year-old woman was killed after her scooty collided with a Baleno car in Delhi's Dwarka and was dragged by the car for about 12 kilometres. Anjali's was with Nidhi on the scooty at the time of accident who fled the spot which has raised several questions.
Top Points
- Delhi Police has said that two more people are involved in the Kanjhawala drag and death case and the police are trying to detain them.These two people were not present inside the car and instead screened the victim and provided information to the accused.
- One of the two accused tried to manipulate evidence by suggesting to inform Deepak was driving as Amit, who was actually driving the car, does not have a driving license.
- There is no motive for the murder, Anjali has no connection with the accused. The criminals tried to hide the crime: Delhi Police
- Police informed around 20-25 phone calls were made between Anjali and Nidhi between December 29 and 31.
- The incident took place between 2:04 am and 2:06 am on January 1 and the body was found at around 4:15 am. The distance between two points where the incident took place and where body was found was about 10-12 kms.
- On being asked about failure to quickly respond the PCR calls informing about the incidnet, the Police said an internal discussion was underway to ascertain if it was a human error or error of negligence. If human error, appropriate disciplinary action would be taken and if there is flaw in the process, it will be looked into to make it more efficient.
- The case is registered under Indian Penal Code Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and cannot be registered under Section 302 (punishment for murder) till evidence is found.
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