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Kanjhawala death case: 11 Delhi cops on duty in PCR, pickets suspended for negligence

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All of 11 police belong to the Rohini district police, which oversees outer Delhi's Kanjhawala area, where the horrifying incident took place.

New Delhi, Jan 13: Following the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order, Delhi police on Friday suspended the personnel posted at three PCR vans and two pickets on the night when a 20-year-old woman was killed in the national capital after her scooter was hit by a car and she was dragged by the vehicle for 12 kilometres.

The 11 Policemen of Rohini District that have been suspended include two Sub Inspectors, four Assistant Sub Inspectors, four Head Constables, and one Constable. Six of them were on PCR duty and five were at the picket on the day of the incident.

Kanjhawala death case: 11 Delhi cops on duty in PCR, pickets suspended for negligence

The development comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recommended the suspension of police personnel on duty at the time of the incident.

The MHA also directed the Delhi Police to serve show-cause notices to the supervisory officers of the PCR vans and police pickets for their alleged dereliction of duties.

The action came following a report submitted by an inquiry committee, headed by Special Commissioner Shalini Singh.

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Disciplinary action will also be taken against the police personnel who were on duty on that night, the officials said.

Delhi woman, who was dragged to death by car, was stuck onto front left wheel, blood stains foundDelhi woman, who was dragged to death by car, was stuck onto front left wheel, blood stains found

The MHA directed the city police to file the chargesheet in the case as soon as possible so that the culprits are punished.

The gruesome incident took place at outer Delhi's Kanjhawala in the early hours of January 1.

The victim's two-wheeler was hit by a car and her body dragged for around 10-12 kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala.

Five men travelling in the car have been arrested, along with several of their accomplices in the Delhi hit-and-run case.

An investigation by Delhi Police Special Commissioner Shalini Singh found the police personnel guilty in the case.

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