Sanskriti's death: Loopholes in investigations

New Delhi: Mystery shrouds the death of the Air Deccan employee who was found dead on the tarmac of New Delhi airport on Monday night. Police has so far not ruled out any foul play but the whole investigation process has been full of loopholes.
According to the theory of the airport officials, the maintenance technician, Sanskriti Sinha reportedly died after being hit by a vehicle when she was heading towards the hangar area to attend to some engineering requirements at an aircraft. Her head was completely crushed in the mishap.
Police are also probing media reports that she died of injuries sustained due to jet blast from an aircraft which was taking off.
Sanskriti's death was reported to the ATC by a pilot of Spice Jet, readying for take-off.
A statement issued by Air Deccan says the incident appears to be a case of hit-and-run. But DGCA’s statement seems to have deepened the mystery which says that some of the marks on her body could have been caused before her death.
Sanskriti's post mortem was conducted in the Safdarjung Hospital. Medical Superintendent Jagdish Prasad said that her heart was damaged and spleen ruptured. Her vital organs had stopped functioning soon after she was hit by the vehicle. This indicates that either she was hit by a very heavy vehicle or a by a high-speed vehicle.
A team of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory also inspected the spot where the body was found and said there were tyre marks near the body.
Entry to the tarmac area inside the airport is restricted. That means there should have been a check on every person who enters or leaves. And yet, hours after the incident, police haven't detained any suspects.
24/10/07 Sahara Samay

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