Page 9 - Road Accident

Delhi hit-and-drag case: Court sends six accused to 14-day judicial custody

A court here on Monday sent six accused in the case involving the death of a 20-year-old woman, who had got trapped in the underside of a car and killed, to 14 days' judicial custody. "14 days judicial custody granted," Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal said. The prosecution said it was found during their custodial interrogation that the accused were aware of the victim's body being dragged under the wheels. The additional public prosecutor, however, did not disclose the identity of the two accused who got down from the car to inspect what was under the wheels. The investigating officer informed the court that CCTV footages were being obtained, the route taken by the car was being established, and around 20 witnesses had recorded their statements. He also said a new witness, who was around 100 metres from the spot of the accident, has joined the investigation. Police had initially arrested Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26), and Manoj Mittal in the

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Delhi road accident: Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia sanctioned for victim's family

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government has sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family of Anjali Singh, who died after being dragged under a car last week. Singh, 20, was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooter was hit by the car which dragged her for 12 kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala in outer Delhi. Her body was later dislodged and found lying on a road in Kanjhawala. "Anjali's painful death shook the entire country. It cannot be compensated for but to help her family, the Delhi government sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh today. We are standing with her family and will help them in every possible way," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. Police have arrested six people in connection with the accident, while the seventh surrendered before them on Friday evening.

Delhi hit-and-drag case: Sixth accused sent to three-day police custody

A court here on Friday remanded in police custody for three days the sixth accused arrested in the case of death of a woman who was hit by a car and dragged on the roads for about two hours in the national capital. Police had arrested Ashutosh earlier in the day. Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal allowed his three-day custodial interrogation after the Delhi police sought his remand for five days. The five people accused of causing the death of 20-year-old Anjali Singh had allegedly borrowed the car from Ashutosh. Those arrested earlier are: Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun and Manoj Mittal. The victim was killed in the early hours of the New Year Day after her scooter was hit by a car and she got entangled underneath the vehicle before being dragged for more than 12 kilometres. Her body later got dislodged and was found lying on the road in Kanjhawala. The court had on Thursday extended the police custody of the five accused by four days.

Delhi's Kanjhawala horror: What we know so far in the hit-and-run case

While the family of the victim has alleged a larger conspiracy, the police are yet to establish any proof for the same. Here is all you need to know about the Kanjhawala case

Women dragging death case: Court sends five accused to police custody

A court here on Thursday remanded in police custody for four days the five men accused of causing the death of the woman who was hit by a car and dragged a long distance in the national capital. Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal allowed the Delhi police to have the accused in their custody for four days more for interrogation instead of their prayer for a five-day remand. During the hearing, the investigating officer said their further custody was required as police needed to establish the nearly 13-km-long route the accused had taken to traverse in two hours on the fateful night when the victim woman had got entangled under the vehicle after being hit. The IO also said one of the accused was "planted" as the driver of the vehicle. He said all of them were subjected to sustained interrogation over the last three days in custody. The victim Anjali Singh (20) was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooter was hit by a car, which dragged her for about 12 kilometres

Rishabh Pant needed urgent surgery, may be out of field for 6 mths: Report

BCCI was keen to have its panel of doctors get a closer look at Rishabh Pant's injuries to rule out any future complications

6 pilgrims killed, 16 injured in road accident in Karnataka's Belagavi

Six pilgrims were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident near the Chunchanura village in Belagavi district in the early hours of Thursday

Rishabh Pant set to be shifted to Mumbai for treatment of ligament injury

Star India batter Rishabh Pant will be shifted from Dehradun hospital to a Mumbai hospital where he will undergo extensive treatment for his ligament injuries in the knee and ankle, sources in the BCCI said on Wednesday. "Rishabh is being shifted to Mumbai for diagnosis and treatment of his ligament injuries and decide upon the further course of action. He is expected to be under the supervision of BCCI-empanelled renowned sports orthopaedic Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala. If there is advice for surgery, a call will be taken if it will happen in the UK or USA," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Pant, 25, survived a horrific car accident when he was driving down from Delhi to his hometown Rourkee but lost control on NH-58 highway and hit the divider. Pant sustained cuts on his forehead, a severely-bruised back along with injuries in his knee and ankle. While most injuries are superficial, the worrying factor will be the ankle and knee as he got treated at Max, ...

Delhi Police officer booked for ramming 6 vehicles with his speeding car

The car hit the vehicles standing at the traffic light on Tuesday night including a PCR van

Yogi calls for '5E' formula to curb road accidents

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to follow the '5E' formula of education, enforcement, engineering, emergency care and environment to curb road accidents.

AAP 'making politically motivated' statements in Kanjhawala case: BJP

Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva said that statements being made by the AAP leaders in wake of Sultanpuri mishap or the Kanjhawala case are "politically motivated" and "condemnable"

Hopefully he'll recover soon and be back on the path: Ganguly on Pant

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Team India wishes Pant a speedy recovery post his car accident in Roorkee

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AAP MLAs to meet Delhi Commissioner today over Kanjhawala incident

A delegation of AAP MLAs will meet Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora Tuesday demand the strictest punishment for the people involved in the Kanjhawala incident. A 20-year-old woman, killed in the early hours of New Year after her scooter was hit by a car, was dragged for 12 kilometres under the vehicle on the city's roads, according to police. Five men who were allegedly in the car were booked for culpable homicide among other sections on Monday even as the police came under charges of conducting a "shoddy investigation" in the matter. Police had on Monday said that the victim's body was found naked on a roadside in the Kanjhawala area in outer Delhi. A medical board has conducted a post mortem of the body, and its report, which will confirm whether the woman was raped, is still awaited. "A group of @AamAadmiParty MLAs will be meeting the @DelhiPolice Commissioner at 11 am, to discuss strongest possible action against perpetrators of Kanjhawala crime and those protecting the

Delhi woman dragged by car wasn't alone, another girl was with her: Police

In a major development in the Kanjhawala road accident case, the Delhi Police has found that Anjali was not alone on the scooty when the incident happened

Home Ministry seeks report from Delhi Police on Kanjhawala incident

On the direction of Home Minister Amit Shah, the ministry has sought a detailed report from the Delhi Police on the gruesome death of a woman in outer Delhi's Kanjhawala, officials said on Monday as outrage mounted over the case. The 20-year-old woman was killed after her scooter was hit by a car and she was dragged for about 10-12 kilometres. Acting promptly, the Delhi Police constituted an inquiry committee, headed by Special Commissioner Shalini Singh, and asked her to submit a probe report as early as possible. As directed by the home minister, the MHA has asked the Delhi Police to submit a detailed report on the Kanjhawala incident, an official said. After receiving the report of the inquiry committee, the Delhi Police is expected to submit its report on the incident to the MHA, the official said. The victim's two-wheeler was hit by a car and her body dragged for around 10-12 kilometres from outer Delhi's Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala on Sunday, a senior police officer said. Five

Accused should be hanged: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sultanpuri incident

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday termed the incident of a woman's body being dragged for nearly 12 kilometres by a car after it hit her scooter a "rarest of rare crimes" and demanded capital punishment for the accused, no matter how influential they may be. He also urged Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to take "exemplary action'' against the accused. "I fail to understand in which direction our society is going. How can some boys drag a girl for several kilometres in their car and she dies without the police noticing? I hope and appeal that no matter how influential the accused are, they should be punished severely," he told reporters at a ceremony to flag off 50 electric buses. Describing it as an "extremely shameful" incident, he said, "This comes under the category of rarest of rare crimes. Such people should be given capital punishment. This can happen to anyone's sister, daughter or daughter-in-law. The accused in this case may be associated with highly-placed ...

Delhi accident: Medical board to conduct autopsy of woman, say police

Police on Monday said the woman who died after her two-wheeler was hit by a car in outer Delhi was dragged 12 km from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala under the vehicle and a medical board has been constituted to conduct the post-mortem. Addressing a press conference here, Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said fresh charges could be added against the five accused arrested in connection with the case on the basis of the post-mortem report. The accused have been booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing death by negligence and criminal conspiracy, according to police. "The accused will be taken to the scene of the crime and their story will be verified. The timeline of events will be established on the basis of CCTV footage and digital evidence," Hooda told reporters. He said the victim's family is being updated about the investigation and assured that the police will gather all evidence to ensure that the accused get the strictes

Kanjhawla incident rarest of rare crime, extremely shameful: Delhi CM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called the incident of a woman's body being dragged for four kilometres by a car after hit her scooter a "rarest of rare" crime and demanded that the accused be given the strictest punishment. "It is a rarest of rare crime. I don't know where society is heading. I have learnt that the postmortem is underway, " he told reporters at a ceremony to flag off 50 electric buses. Earlier in the day, taking to Twitter, Kejriwal had demanded justice for the 20-year-old woman. Calling it an "extremely shameful" incident, he said, "I appeal that the accused, despite whatever influence they might hold, be given strictest punishment." "What happened to our sister in Kanjhawala is very shameful. I hope that the culprits will be punished severely," Kejriwal, who is also the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), said in a tweet in Hindi. Five men have been arrested in connection with the woman's death. The victim's two-wheeler was hit by a c