Kanjhawala Hit-And-Drag Case: 800-Page Chargesheet Filed, 4 Accused Charged With Murder — Details

In Delhi's Kanjhawala case, Delhi Police has filed a charge sheet of about 800 pages in Rohini Court. In the chargesheet, four out of the seven accused have been charged with murder.

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The Delhi Police has filed a charge sheet in Delhi's Kanjhawala case on Saturday in Rohini Court. A charge sheet of about 800 pages has been filed. There are about 120 witnesses in this case. In the chargesheet, four out of the seven accused have been charged with murder.

Out of the seven accused in the case, the police have charged Amit, Krishan, Mithun, and Manoj for murder along with other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. They were present inside the vehicle when the accident took place. On the other hand Deepak, Ankush and Ashutosh were booked for criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence under section 201.

Earlier, the other two accused Ashutosh and Ankush in the Kanjhawala hit and drag case were implicated under sections related to the destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy and other offences, as reported by the news agency ANI. The case pertains to the murder of a 20-year-old lady in Delhi. She was dragged for 13 kilometres on New Year's Day. 

Kanjhawala hit and drag case | The other two accused Ashutosh and Ankush have been implicated under sections related to the destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy and other offences.

— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2023

Anjali Singh was riding her scooter home with her friend Nidhi after a New Year's Eve party when she was hit by a vehicle shortly after 2 a.m. Anjali's leg became entangled in one of the car's wheels, and she was carried away by the vehicle. Even when the passengers noticed her arm under the wheels, they did not come to a halt. The men drove for over an hour until the body slid off.

Delhi police have already invoked section 302 IPC in the FIR. Initially, the FIR was registered under sections 120B, 304, 279 and 201 and other sections of the IPC. Seven accused persons were arrested in connection with the case, of whom two were later granted bail. The accused -- Manoj Mittal, Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan and Mithun -- were arrested on January 1. They are in judicial custody following interrogation, as reported by ANI.

The other two accused, Ashutosh and Ankush, were arrested later on. The investigating officer will file the chargesheet before the metropolitan magistrate Sanya Dalal. In what was a shocking incident at the Shani Bazar Road, the victim was dragged 13 kilometres under a car. The accused drove around in the car for two hours, Delhi police had submitted while seeking the remand of the accused persons.

The CCTV footage and Call Detail Record (CDR) collected during the investigation may be crucial evidence disclosure in the chargesheet. Delhi police had also submitted that the accused, Deepak, was planted by the other accused persons in the case. Delhi police had submitted that the CCTV footage was collected from a petrol pump and a place where the accused took food.

The IO had told the court earlier that Deepak was behind the wheels of the vehicle. Later on, it was revealed through the CDR that he was planted as an accused as he has a driving licence. Special public prosecutor (SPP) Atul Srivastava also submitted that the section of murder was added in the FIR as they had the knowledge that a body was under the vehicle and still kept on driving. It showed their intention, police claimed.

The SPP further submitted that a section of the destruction of evidence under section 201 of IPC was also invoked as the accused planted a man, who was not driving the car. It was also submitted by SPP Shrivastav that all the accused persons committed the offence in a planned manner because of which their offence attracted a section of criminal conspiracy under 120B of IPC.