'My Head Hangs In Shame': Delhi LG On Death Of Woman Dragged By Car In Sultanpuri

A 20-year-old girl was killed after she was hit by a car and then dragged for a few kilometres on the road, being entangled in the wheels. 

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena expressed his anger over the incident of a 20-year-old girl who was killed after being dragged by a car for a few kilometres in the national capital on Sunday saying that he was shocked at the “monstrous insensitivity of the perpetrators.” 

My head hangs in shame over the inhuman crime in Kanjhawala-Sultanpuri today morning and I am shocked at the monstrous insensitivity of the perpetrators.Have been monitoring with the Commissioner of Police, Delhi and the accused have been apprehended. All aspects are being thoroughly looked into,” the LG tweeted. 

My head hangs in shame over the inhuman crime in Kanjhawla-Sultanpuri today morning and I am shocked at the monstrous insensitivity of the perpetrators.
Have been monitoring with @CPDelhi and the accused have been apprehended. All aspects are being thoroughly looked into.

— LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) January 1, 2023

“Even as every possible support/help and beyond, to the family of the victim will be ensured, I appeal to all to not resort to opportunistic scavenging. Let's together work towards a more responsible and sensitive society,” he added. 

A 20-year-old girl was killed after she was hit by a car and then dragged for a few kilometres on the road, being entangled in the wheels. 

The police said that the condition of the girl after the incident was so bad, that after being dragged on, her clothes and even the back side of her body got ripped off.

Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati Maliwal also addressed the matter and issued a notice to the Delhi Police. 

"The naked body of a girl was found in Delhi's Kanjhawala, it is being told that some boys in an inebriated state hit her scooty with a car and dragged her for several kilometres. This matter is very dangerous, I am issuing an appearance summons to Delhi Police. The whole truth should come out," she said in a tweet. 

Speaking to news agency ANI, she also alleged that the five men on the vehicle were drunk.

As per the ANI report, a PCR call was received at Kanjhawala Police Station on early Sunday morning that a car was noticed with a body being dragged along with it. Another PCR call was received at 4:11 am, about the body of the girl lying on the road.