On the New Year's Day, a car hit a woman on a scooter and dragged her for more than 12 kilometres from Sultanpur to Kanjhawala in Delhi. The woman died from her injuries.
The MHA has directed the Delhi Police to take a series of action against the police personnel who were deployed on duty on that fateful night.
Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal allowed his three-day custodial interrogation after the Delhi police sought his remand for five days.
Initially, the Delhi Police had said that the case of murder was not made out against the accused as there was no element of intent. As many as 11 police personnel were suspended who were posted along the route where the...
Ashutosh Bhardwaj, one of the men in custody, allegedly misled the police and gave the car to the accused who did not have a driving licence.
The five accused arrested earlier allegedly borrowed the car under which the woman was dragged from Ashutosh.
All the 11 policemen, who belonged to the Rohini district police, which oversees outer Delhi's Kanjhawala area, have been suspended over negligence.
