Delhi shocker: Woman dies after car hits her scooty, drags her for several kilometres

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal expressed shock over the incident and issued a notice to the Delhi Police.

New Delhi, Jan 01: In a horrific incident, a 20-year-old woman died after she was hit by a speeding car and dragged on the road for nearly four kilometeres in the wee hours of Sunday. Five men, who were inside the Maruti Suzuki Baleno car, have been arrested.

The incident happened in Delhi's Sultanpuri on Sunday morning, several hours into the New Year celebrations that began at midnight. The victim, who used to work in marriages and other functions was returning home from one such function when the incident took place.

Meanwhile, a purported video of the woman's body without clothes and broken legs made rounds on social media. However, OneIndia could not independently verify the veracity of the video.

The footage also led to speculations that the victim was raped and murdered, but the police called it an accident.

The police control room got a call at 3.24 am that a car was seen dragging a body. The police got another call at 4.11 am about a woman's body lying on the road. After that, the police alerted officers deployed at pickets and started searching for the vehicle, ANI reported.

"Police arrested the accused on the basis of the registered car number. The accused said their car met with an accident with a scooty, but they were unaware that she was dragged along with their car for several kilometres," Delhi Police officer Harendra K Singh told ANI.

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal termed the incident dangerous and issued a notice to the Delhi Police.

"A girl was dragged for several kilometres by a car driven by inebriated men. Her body was found without clothes on the road. This is a very scary incident. I am issuing summons to Delhi Police to appear before the panel. What were the security arrangements on the occasion of New Year?," Maliwal tweeted.

A case under IPC sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) has been registered in the matter. Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26) and Manoj Mittal have been arrested.

"While Deepak is a driver, Amit deals with SBI cards in Uttam Nagar, Krishan works at Connaught Place, Mithun works as a hair dresser in Naraina and Mittal works as a food dealer in Sultanpuri," according to the police.

Police have collected blood sample of the car driver to examine whether he was under the influence of alcohol or not.