In a new revelation in the Anjali Singh hit and drag case, the Delhi Police on Thursday said it is now looking for two more people, suspected of having shielded the accused and seen in CCTV footage.
At the same time, the police claimed it found no connection between the victim and the five accused, who were remanded in police custody for four days by a city court. Family members and neighbours of the victim, meanwhile, held a protest outside the Sultanpuri Police Station demanding capital punishment for the culprits.
Addressing a Press conference, Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said, “We have scientific evidence. They tried to cover up for the people who committed the gruesome crime.
“The two suspects are Ashutosh, the owner of the car, and Ankush, the brother of one of the accused Amit.”
He said 18 teams are working on probing the case and all angles are being looked into. Hooda also sought to dismiss claims by Anjali’s family that they never heard or met her “friend” Nidhi.
Hooda said around 25 to 30 calls were exchanged between Anjali and Nidhi from December 29-31.
Nidhi had fled the spot after the accident and did not inform anyone about her friend’s plight.
The police said Amit did not have a driving license and after he informed Ankush about the accident, his brother convinced Deepak, who is a Gramin Seva driver, to tell police that he was behind the wheel on the fateful day..He said Ashutosh and Ankush were not in the car.
The police said Ashutosh also misled them by claiming that Deepak took the car when it was Amit, who had driven the car.
Deepak also happens to be Amit and Ankush’s cousin, Hooda said.
When questioned about any link between the accused and victim, the senior officer said, “There was no connection between accused and victim and accused and eyewitnesses. This is what has been revealed so far in the investigation. The accused will be produced before the court on Thursday and we will request the court for police custody.”
The officer said that all five accused are being interrogated.
Hooda said the incident occurred between 2.04 am to 2.06 am, while the body was found around 4.15 am. “Footage is emerging and we are also investigating the matter,” he added.