According to Delhi Police, the accused was falsely deposed before the police that he was driving the offending vehicle in order to save the accused who was actually driving the car at the time of the accident and had a driving licence.
According to an official release, the move will enable the development of Kanjhawala in North West Delhi by Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) as per the provisions of the Delhi Industrial Development, Operation and Maintenance (DIDOM) Act, 2010.
The person behind the wheel of the vehicle, identified as 25-year-old Farman, was chased by some commuters over 300 meters before he was nabbed, police informed further.
Delhi's Rohini Court on Friday listed the Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case for hearing the arguments on the charges levelled against the accused persons on May 25.
Delhi's Rohini Court on Tuesday committed the Kanjhawala hit and drag case to the court of Sessions for further proceedings. The case has been committed to the court of Sessions after cognizance of the charges sheet against seven accused persons.
"The accused persons had ample opportunities to save the victim but they intentionally and knowingly dragged her with the car so that she is killed," Delhi police said in the charge sheet.
Delhi's Rohini Court on Thursday, took cognizance of the charge sheet of Delhi police filed in the Kanjhawala hit and drag case, and listed the matter for scrutiny of documents on April 18.
Delhi police on Saturday filed a charge sheet against seven accused in the Kanjhawala hit and drag case in Rohini Court invoking the murder section against the four accused.
Link Magistrate Ajay Singh Parihar of Rohini Court extended the judicial custody of Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun and Manoj Mittal for the next 14 days till March 28.