Police quizzing 2nd woman who was with victim

The police on Monday said that the victim in the Sultanpuri accident case was with another woman before the alleged accident took place on early Sunday morning.

- Sanjeev K Jha

NEW DELHI: 

Senior investigators associated with the probe said they have contacted the woman, who, they said, can provide important details about the incident. They, however, did not share her identity citing confidentiality of the investigation.

The 20-year-old victim was allegedly hit by a car on Shani Bazar Road in Sultanpuri, and her body was then dragged for at least 14km. The body of the victim was ripped apart and was found in Jaunti village near Kanjhawala.

Investigators said there were several gaps in the sequence of events that the second woman might help to plug.

Dependra Pathak, special commissioner of police (law and order, zone-1), said that based on the manual and electronic surveillance, it was found that a second woman was accompanying the victim minutes before the accident took place. "The police have identified her and she is being questioned by the investigating officials in this regard," he said.

It was earlier believed that the victim was driving alone since different CCTV cameras showed her on the scooter without any pillion. According to the preliminary probe, the victim was returning from a wedding function. Police suspect that the two women left the function together.