A court docket right here on Saturday granted bail to Ankush Khanna who allegedly shielded the accused within the Kanjhawala accident case.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal granted the reduction to Khanna, who had surrendered on Friday, after observing that the fees in opposition to him had been bailable.

The choose famous that in accordance to the investigating officer, Khanna had in his assertion to the police mentioned that accused Deepak was driving the automobile. However, in accordance to the investigation carried out up to now, it has been discovered that the accused Amit was driving.

In one other growth, police sources mentioned that the pal of the accident sufferer was earlier arrested in a drug smuggling case in Uttar Pradesh and is at the moment out on bail. She was arrested together with two different males on December 6, 2020, on the Agra railway station for allegedly carrying ganja on a practice, they mentioned.

Anjali Singh, 20, was killed within the early hours of the New Year after her scooter was hit by a automobile which dragged her for 12 km from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala. Her pal fell to the aspect and fled the spot after the accident as a result of she was “scared”. While granting bail to Khanna, the court docket additionally famous the investigation officer’s submission that Ankush Khanna together with one other accused Ashutosh had assisted the co-accused in hiding them at Deepak’s residence.

“Offences alleged are bailable in nature. Hence accused is granted bail on furnishing personal bond of Rs 20,000 along with one surety of like amount,” the choose mentioned.

The court docket requested the accused to be a part of the investigation as and when required by the IO, attend the trial and never tamper with proof.

During the proceedings, the prosecution sought 14 days of judicial custody of the accused.

Police had booked Ankush Khanna for the offences below sections 201(inflicting disappearance of proof of offence, or giving false data to display offender), 212 (harbouring offender), 182 (false data, with intent to trigger public servant to use his lawful energy to the damage of one other individual) and 120 B (prison conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

Police had earlier arrested Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26), and Manoj Mittal within the case. Later, they zeroed in on Ashutosh, who was arrested on Friday, and Ankush Khanna for allegedly shielding the accused.

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