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