Kanjhawala hit & drag: Court orders framing of charges

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday ordered the framing of charges against seven accused in the Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case in which a 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while trapped under a car on new year's day.
The court of additional sessions judge Neeraj Gaur ordered the framing of charges against Amit Khanna, Krishan, Manoj Mittal and Mithun who were sitting in the offending vehicle under sections 302 (murder), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) and 212 (harbouring offender) of the Indian Penal Code.
Special public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava confirmed the framing of charges against the four accused. He told TOI, "None of the accused were discharged from the offences of criminal conspiracy". A detailed court order is awaited.
The court also said charges were liable to be framed against the four accused people under IPC sections 182 (false information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person) and 34 (common intention).
Amit Khanna has been additionally charged under sections 279 (rash driving) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC along with provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.
The SPP further told that the court ordered framing charges against them under IPC sections 201, 212, 182, 34 and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) on three other co-accused-Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Ankush and Deepak Khanna.
Police arrested Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26), and Manoj Mittal in the case on January 2. Co-accused Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Ankush were granted bail by a metropolitan magistrate's court, while this court granted bail to Deepak Khanna on May 13.