New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday arrested the owner of the Maruti Baleno car under which Anjali was dragged for 12 kilometers on New Years' day. The sixth accused in the case is named Ashutosh, the police revealed in a press conference on Thursday. The police also revealed two more people were involved in the incident as 'suspects' in the horrid Kanjhawala 'hit and drag' case.
"In (the) Sultanpuri case, sixth accused Ashutosh has been arrested who had given false information to the police. Further investigation is on," Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said. Earlier, the police had arrested Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26) and Manoj Mittal in the case. The police is in the lookout for Ankush Khanna, who had also allegedly tried to protect the five accused. The CP said that the owner as well as Ankush had attempted to tamper with the evidence.
A CCTV footage accessed by news agency IANS shows one of the accused meeting Ashutosh, who is the owner of the car, near his house in the early hours of January 1. Around 4.16 a.m., Ashutosh can be seen wearing a white T-shirt and both the men can be seen talking. As per CCTV footage, after the talks, Ashutosh again goes to the house and then comes again wearing a grey colour jacket at around 4.40 a.m. Both men then can be seen going together. Around 4.52 a.m, Ashutosh parks his car and returns to his home.
Another CCTV footage was also doing rounds on social media in which it could be seen that on the night of the incident after handing over the car to Ashutosh, the accused left the place in an auto-rickshaw owned by Deepak's uncle, but the driver's face is not clear.
The Delhi Police has also called Nidhi, the 'friend' who was riding pillion on Anjali's scooty at the time of the accident, to join the investigation. Nidhi has admitted before the police that he fled from the spot in panic after the accident. She is a key eyewitness to the case as she has seen Anjali being dragged by the Maruti Baleno car.
The Delhi Police informed that they have traced an exchange of over 25 calls between Anjali and Nidhi from December 29 to 31. Pointing out that the statements given by the accused are not adding up the CP said, "The CCTV footage found from different places are not falling into a sequence as per the sketched timeline. As the investigation progresses, we may resort to lie detector test and narco test of the accused to get the truth out."
Anjali, 20 years old, was hit by a car after she left a hotel in a scooty with a 'friend', soon after ringing in the New Year. Anjali's leg got entangled under the wheels of the car. She remained trapped in the undercarriage and was dragged for around 12 kilometers through the streets of Delhi. It has been revealed that the driver was in an inebriated state and kept on driving in panic in a bid to shake her off.
