Kanjhawala hit-and-run case | Police looking for two people suspected of shielding accused

Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda told a press conference that based on CCTV camera footage and call detail records, the involvement of two more persons has emerged, and police are trying to track them.

Updated - January 05, 2023 06:23 pm IST - New Delhi

Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda at a press conference. File

Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda at a press conference. File | Photo Credit: ANI

The Delhi Police on January 5 said it is searching for two people who are suspected of “trying to shield” the accused in the Kanjhawala case in which a woman was dragged for a few kilometres by a car that hit her scooter. “Eighteen teams are working in the investigation of the case and all angles are being probed,” it said.

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Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda told a press conference that based on CCTV camera footage and call detail records, the involvement of two more persons has emerged, and police are trying to track them.

“The two persons, identified as Ashutosh and Ankush, are “trying to shield” the accused in the case,” he said.

“The officer said that all five accused are being interrogated. Investigation has, so far, revealed that there is no link between the accused and deceased woman,” he said.

The 20-year-old woman was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooter was hit by the car which dragged her for a few kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala.

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