NEW DELHI: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team on Wednesday arrived at Sultanpuri police station for the mechanical inspection of the car under which a 20-year-old woman was dragged for several kilometres before she died.’Stop questioning victim’s character’Meanwhile, the Delhi women’s panel chief has urged people to stop questioning the Kanjhawala victim’s ‘character’. Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged people to stop questioning the morals of the Kanjhawala victim in the aftermath of claims made by her friend who was accompanying her at the time of the accident.The woman was killed after being hit and dragged by a car in outer Delhi on New Year. Her friend who was riding pillion at the time of the accident recorded her statement with Delhi Police on Tuesday.She claimed that the victim was drunk at the time and had insisted on riding the two-wheeler.The friend, who did not wish to be named, said they had gone to meet her friends at a hotel on Saturday night.Maliwal questioned why she had kept silent till the police traced her on the basis of footage from CCTV cameras.”The victim’s friend has put the blame on her. She was with her when the accident happened. She left from the spot and went home. Didn’t she feel the need to inform (the) police or the victim’s family about what had happened? She could have followed the car that was dragging the woman, who must have been crying for help. She could have done something so that her life could have been saved. What kind of friend is she?,” Maliwal asked.Demanding a probe into the friend’s claims, Maliwal said the woman died a painful death and she should not suffer “character assassination”.”She died a painful death. She was dragged on Delhi’s roads for 12 kilometres and her body was found naked. The claims of her friend need to be investigated. The victim should not be blamed for what happened to her. The accused should be hanged,” she said.All five accused are currently in police custody. Singh was cremated on Tuesday.
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