NEW DELHI: In a major development in the Kanjhawala case, deceased Anjali’s friend Nidhi, who was riding pillion at the time of the incident, on Tuesday said that the men knew the girl has got stuck under their car, but still kept dragging her.
“After the car hit us, I fell to one side. My friend got stuck under the car. The men in the car knew that the girl had got stuck underneath, but they deliberately kept dragging her”, she said.
In a shocking revelation, Nidhi said that Anjali was in an inebriated state, but still insisted on driving the two-wheeler. Speaking to ANI, the eyewitness, said, “She was in a drunken state, but insisted on driving the two-wheeler. After being hit by the car, she came under the car and got dragged with it. I was scared and went away and returned home, and didn’t tell anything to anyone.”
“It is the fault of the girl who was driving in an inebriated state. I insisted so much that she should not drive and I told her that I am conscious and to let me drive. She didn’t believe me and believed herself”, Nidhi added.
The Delhi police have found CCTV footage in which Anjali and her friend Nidhi were seen coming out of a hotel around 1.30 am on January 1. The hotel manager has revealed that Anjali and Nidhi had a fight in the hotel after which they left on a scooty.
“Both of them were arguing. When I told them not to fight, they went downstairs and started fighting, after which both of them went on a scooty,” said the hotel manager from where the deceased and her friend left after the New Year party.
According to the Delhi police, some boys, who were seen with the girls at the hotel, have been detained for questioning. The boys had a separate room booked and the hotel staff saw them talking to the girl, the police informed.
The 20-year-old woman, who was killed in an accident, was not alone at the time of the incident, said Delhi Police Special Commissioner (law and order) Sagar Preet Hooda at a press conference. The Special Commissioner, while addressing the media, said that another girl was present with the victim at the time of the accident. However, she walked away after the incident.
He further said that the police now have an eyewitness to the incident and her statement will be recorded. “She is cooperating with the police. Her statement is being recorded under IPC Section 164. The investigation is still on. It is still at a primary stage”, said the Special CP.
Twenty-year-old Anjali was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooty was hit by a car and she was reportedly dragged for several kilometres under the vehicle on the city’s roads. (ANI)