Delhi Police refute allegations of lapses made by 'Amanat's' friend

The Delhi Police on Saturday refuted
allegations levelled by the male friend of
the 23-year-old medical student who was
gang-raped and brutally beaten up on a
moving bus in South Delhi on December
16. The friend had alleged that the
policemen argued over jurisdictional area,
losing precious time that might have
proven crucial in saving her.
In a short explanation, the Delhi Police
said that the Police Control Room van got
a call at 10:22 pm on the night of the
incident about two people, including a
woman, lying on the road in a pool of
blood.
Police claimed that two rescue vans
reached the spot within minutes and took
the victims to hospital 33 minutes after
receiving the first distress call.
"The PCR call was received at 10:22:20.
Call broadcast to PCR vans and Van Z-54
was directed to spot," a statement from
the Delhi Police said.
"Meanwhile, PCR van E-42 reached the
spot on its own at 10:26 - in four
minutes. Van Z-54 reached spot at 10:28
i.e. within 5.5 minutes of the call. It left
the spot with victims at 10:31 i.e. within
three minutes. It reached Safdarjung
Hospital within 24 minutes at 10:55. All
records as per GPS (Global Positioning
System)," said the statement.
Breaking his silence for the first time
since the horrific gang-rape, Amanat's
(NOT her real name) friend yesterday said
he wished he could have saved the 23-
year-old woman. He also blamed the
police for delaying taking them to hospital
for over two hours as three PCR vans
fought over jurisdiction.