New high quality security camera footage has confirmed a witness account that the 20-year-old woman, killed on Sunday early morning after her scooty was allegedly hit by a car, was dragged under the car for over an hour.
The new CCTV footage shows the Maruti Baleno car making a U-turn on a road in Kanjhawala in North West Delhi, where the eyewitness, Deepak Dahiya, runs a confectionary shop.
Mr Dahiya had said he saw the car take a U-turn after hitting the scooty. The footage, recorded at 3.34 am, shows the car returning to the spot where the body was found. The body can be clearly seen under the car.
The witness said the car driver dragged the body of the girl, which got entangled in the undercarriage, for 18 to 20 km, and drove that way for about one-and-a-half hour. Police said the body was dragged for 12 km.
"It was 3:20 am...I was standing outside the shop when I heard a loud noise from a vehicle about 100 meters away. Earlier I thought it was a tire burst. As soon as the car moved, I saw a body being dragged. I informed the police immediately," Mr Dahiya told news agency ANI.
Mr Dahiya had said the accused repeatedly drove on the same road, taking multiple U-turns.
"I tried to stop them many times, but they did not stop the vehicle. For about one-and-a-half hours, they carried the girl's body for about 20 km,' he said.
He chased the car with his motorcycle and was in contact with the police. After the body fell from the car, the accused fled, he said.
"It could not be just an accident," Mr Dahiya stressed.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called the incident "shameful" and said he hopes the culprits get the strictest punishment.
"What happened to our sister in Kanjhawala is very shameful. I hope that the culprits will be punished severely," he tweeted in Hindi, along with a newspaper clipping that says the police have registered the case under lighter sections of the law.
The car was traced, and the five occupants were caught from their houses.
Mr Kejriwal later said he has requested the Lieutenant Governor to take "exemplary action" and show no leniency, even if the accused have political connections.
"Spoke to Hon'ble LG on Kanjhawala incident. Requested him to take exemplary action against culprits, strictest sections of IPC shud be slapped against them. No leniency shud be showed even if they have high political connections. He assured that he will take strong action," he tweeted.
The accused, who have been arrested, have claimed the car windows were up and there was loud music inside the car, so they did not notice the body, and fled the spot when they realised what had happened.
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