2023 Delhi hit-and-run case

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2023 Delhi hit-and-run case
Date1 January 2023
Time2 AM IST (UTC+05:30)
LocationKanjhawala, Delhi, India
Deaths1
Accused5

In early hours of 1 January 2023, a 20-year old girl riding the scooter while her friend was on pillion was hit by Maruti Suzuki Baleno with five drunk men in Outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri.[1][2][3] The girl's leg got stuck in the car’s axle and she was dragged for around 13 kilometres.[4][5] It eventually resulted in her painful death.[6][7] The incident generated widespread national and international coverage and was widely condemned, both in India and abroad.[8] Subsequently, public protests against the central government for failing to provide adequate security for women took place in Delhi.[9][10]

Incident[edit]

Anjali left Vivan Palace OYO hotel at around 1.30 a.m. along with her friend Nidhi after attending a New Year's party.[11][12][13] Anjali was wearing a pink T-shirt and Nidhi a red one. The five accused had first gone to Haryana's Murthal for a dhaba food to mark the New Year 2023.[14] They were drunk at the time of the incident.[15][14] The naked body of Anjali was found near Hanuman Mandir at Jonti village in Sultanpuri.[16][17] Her body was sent to the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangolpuri, Delhi.[18]

Victim[edit]

Anjali Singh
Born(2002-05-10)10 May 2002
Delhi, India
Died1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 20)
Occupationwedding usher

Anjali Singh had five siblings (two married sisters and three siblings - a brother and two sisters - studying in classes IV, VII and IX).[19][20] She was very active on social media and Instagram Reels.[21][22] Anjali used to work as an usher for an event management company at weddings for daily remuneration.[23][24] Her father Satvir passed away 8 years ago. Her mother Rekha is a kidney patient and lost her job as a domestic helper in a private school during the lockdown.[7] Her mother lives in Karan Vihar in north-west Delhi. Anjali had studied till class VIII and then started working as support staff at events.

Investigation[edit]

A medical board of doctors at the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) conducted Anjali's autopsy and reported that there were a total of 40 injuries.[25] The autopsy report mentioned Brain Matter Missing, Skull Open and Spine Broken.[26] Her autopsy has ruled out the possibility of a sex assault.[27] Delhi Police arrested the five accused within 3 hours of the body being found, with the help of two Automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras that captured the Baleno with the registration DL8CAY6414.[28] The five accused men arrested are Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26) and Manoj Mittal (27).[14] They were intoxicated at the time of the incident. Of the five, Manoj Mittal is affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is co-convener of the Mongolpuri ward.[29] Deepak is a Gramin Sewa auto driver, Amit works with SBI Cards in Uttam Nagar, Krishan works at the Spanish Culture Centre in Connaught Place, Mithun is a hairdresser at Naraina, while Manoj Mittal is a ration dealer in Sultanpuri.[14][30]

CCTV footage has emerged, which shows the girl being dragged under a Maruti Suzuki Baleno. The video is from January 1, 2023 at 2:13 AM shortly after the accident. According to an eye-witness, Deepak Dahiya, who runs a confectionary shop at the Kanjhawala Road in Ladpur village, the car took a U-turn after hitting the scooty.[31][32] Deepak chased the car with his motorcycle and was in contact with the police.[33] Anjali's friend Nidhi gave statement that the accused kept on driving the car deliberately while Anjali was screaming.[34] Nidhi also said that Anjali was drunk on that day and Anjali insisted on driving the scooty.[35]

Public protests and reactions[edit]

On 3 January 2023, a delegation of 12 Aam Aadmi Party legislators- led by Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj along with Kalkaji MLA Atishi, met Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora and submitted a memorandum with five demands.[36] The demands included the removal of deputy commissioner of police (outer) Harendra K Singh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the victim's family.[37] Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi said the current police response system in Delhi has collapsed and called for a need for the revival of the earlier police response system through police control room vans.[38] Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal cautioned against “victim-shaming” of Anjali and said that her friend's account should be verified.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Delhi hit-and-run: Young woman's horrific death shocks India".
  2. ↑ "Delhi hit-and-run horror: Why did the victim's friend flee the scene?".
  3. ↑ ""I Felt So Hopeless That I Went Home": Friend Remembers Delhi Car Horror".
  4. ↑ "Death of Anjali Singh: Delhi road accident once again shows how public spaces are hostile to women".
  5. ↑ "Anjali's death begs the question: Where were the police?".
  6. ↑ "Delhi girl dragged: FSL team conducts mechanical inspection of car in hit-and-run case".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Anjali Singh, Delhi's hit-and-run victim, 'risked life' to earn for family & hoped to open salon".
  8. ↑ "Horror as woman's body dragged under car for more than an hour after Delhi hit and run".
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Woman's Skull Fractured, Ribs Exposed: Extent Of Delhi Car Horror".
  10. ↑ "Delhi car-drag horror case: Post-mortem report of Sultanpuri victim reveals no sexual assault".
  11. ↑ "Delhi accident victim's friend records statement, says car driver at fault".
  12. ↑ "Kanjhawala death: Nidhi booked Delhi Oyo Room 104 for Rs 800, Anjali was abusing her; here's what she told police".
  13. ↑ "Delhi hit-and-run case: Car occupants knew victim was stuck beneath, alleges friend and eyewitness".
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Murthal trip gone wrong: Kin of accused in Anjali Singh case recall fateful night".
  15. ↑ "2 Bottles Of Liquor, Murthal Joyride: What 5 Men In Car Did Before Delhi Horror".
  16. ↑ "60 hours after Anjali's horrific death in Delhi, many questions but few answers".
  17. ↑ "New Horror In Delhi Case: Driver Felt Something Was Wrong, Others Said No".
  18. ↑ "Delhi horror: Men removed woman's body from car, drove away".
  19. ↑ "Delhi car accident: She was family's sole breadwinner, her father passed away 8 years ago".
  20. ↑ "'Every New Year, didi used to take us out'".
  21. ↑ "Anjali's story: Ambitious, family's sole breadwinner".
  22. ↑ "Who was Anjali Singh: The 20-year-old who loved dancing on Punjabi songs; sex assault ruled out in autopsy".
  23. ↑ "Delhi Car Horror Victim Worked As Wedding Usher, Bought Scooty Last Year".
  24. ↑ "Woman dragged by car for 4 km worked at event management company, was returning home from work".
  25. ↑ "40 injuries tell the story of Anjali's horror, police rule out sexual assault".
  26. ↑ "Delhi Horror: Brain Matter Missing, Skull Open, Spine Broken, 40 Injuries, Says Anjali's Autopsy Report".
  27. ↑ "Delhi hit-and-run case: Police trace victim's companion".
  28. ↑ "Delhi hit and run case: How cops joined the dots, tracked accused in 3 hours".
  29. ↑ "In Delhi hit-and-run, one of the accused is a BJP man, his poster was outside police station".
  30. ↑ "Men Who Dragged Woman's Body 13 km Had Borrowed Car Hours Earlier: Police".
  31. ↑ "New CCTV Footage Establishes The Full Horror Of Delhi Woman Dragged By Car".
  32. ↑ "Dragged Woman's Body For One And A Half Hours: Eyewitness Narrates Horrific Details Of Sultanpuri Incident".
  33. ↑ "Kanjhawala Case: Witness 'Spoke to Delhi Police 18-20 Times But Was Ignored'".
  34. ↑ "Delhi horror: CCTV footage shows Anjali's friend Nidhi entering home at 2.30am".
  35. ↑ "Anjali Death Case: Is Friend Nidhi's Version Reliable? 3 Claims That Point Out Loopholes in Her Story".
  36. ↑ "Sultanpuri accident: 12 AAP MLAs meet top cop, demand outer district's DCP be removed".
  37. ↑ "She was drunk, insisted on driving: Sultanpuri victim's friend, who fled after accident, tells cops".
  38. ↑ ""Police Response System Collapsed": Kiran Bedi On Delhi Hit-And-Run Case".
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