A woman was hit and dragged by a car for a few kilometres in Delhi's Sultanpuri area on early Sunday morning. The victim, who was driving a two-wheeler, died on the spot, according to media reports.

After being hit by the car, the body got entangled in the wheel of the car and was dragged alongside. All five occupants of the car have been apprehended, reports said.

DCP (Outer Delhi) Harendra Singh told reporters that the body was found naked because she had been dragged for a long distance and her clothes were torn off as a result.

A case of causing death by negligence has been lodged and police have arrested five men.

“A PCR call was received at around 3.24 am at the Kanjhawala police station in Rohini district. The caller said that a body had been tied to a grey Baleno car and it was being dragged. The caller was able to give part of the registration number. Staff deployed at pickets were alerted and a message to look for the vehicle was flashed. At about 4.11 am, a PCR call was again received at Kanjhawala police station which said that the body of a girl was lying on the road. The body was sent to SGM Hospital, Mangolpuri,” said DCP Singh.

“The car was traced and during enquiry, the occupants of the vehicle were located. They stated that the car met with an accident in Sultanpuri area. The SHO of the area had also noticed a scooter that had been in an accident and this information was lodged at the police station at 3.53 am. The scooter belonged to the woman. Spot inspection revealed that after the accident, the victim got entangled in the wheels and was dragged for quite some distance,” he added.

Police have arrested Deepak Khanna (26), who drove a Gramin Sewa auto; Amit Khanna (25), who works for a bank in Uttam Nagar; Krishan (27), who worked at the Spanish Culture Centre at CP; Mithun (26), a hair dresser at a salon and Manoj Mittal (27), who is a ration dealer in Sultanpuri.

Speaking on the matter, Delhi women's commission chairperson Swati Maliwal said, "A naked dead body of a girl was found in Delhi's Kanjhawala. It's being told that some boys in an inebriated state hit her scooty with a car and dragged it for several kilometres. This is a serious matter, I am summoning the Delhi Police. The whole truth should come out."