NEW DELHI: Two persons have claimed that they saw the 20-year-old woman being dragged between the wheels of a car in Kanjhawala area early Sunday and alerted the cops, but they did not pay any heed. One of them said he even tried chasing the vehicle. Police have said both the statements will be recorded and used in the chargesheet. Deepak Dahiya, who runs a dairy in the area and keeps confectionery items in his shop, told TOI, “I was standing near my shop around 3.20am when I heard a loud noise. At first, I did not understand what had happened and assumed it was a tyre burst that had caused it. But later, I saw the car take a U-turn and noticed the woman’s body underneath.” Dahiya said he immediately informed the police. “At least 18-20 calls were exchanged between the cops and me,” he claimed. He said he chased the car on his motorcycle, all the while being in touch with the police. “The car was being driven on Kanjhawala road and took U-turns more than once,” added Dahiya. After a chase that lasted 45 minutes – from 3:30am to 4:15am – Dahiya said he stopped after he realised the body was not attached or dragged along the car anymore. The other witness, Vikas, who works for an online food aggregator, said he was returning after delivering an order in Kanjhawala area and heading towards Maharaja Agrasen road when he spotted the car. “A grey Baleno was coming from the opposite direction and had taken a right turn to head towards Rohini. There was a police check post just 100-200 metres away, and the car took a sharp U-turn before it. There were not too many vehicles on the road at the time, and the speeding car made a loud noise. I turned to look and saw a woman’s head hanging underneath the car,” he said. Vikas said he was petrified and went to the police post, which was empty. “I saw two cops patrolling on a bike and told them what I had seen. They casually asked me if I was fine and told me to proceed with my work. All this happened between 2:35am and 3:05am,” he added.
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