New Delhi, March 12 -- Two years after 21-year-old Anjali Singh was killed after being hit by a car and dragged under it for almost 13km on New Year's Day, the trial in the sensational case appears to have run into trouble after the prosecution's key witness did not show up in court over 15 months, three summons and a bailable warrant.

The witness, 23-year-old Nidhi, the victim's friend who was identified only by her first name in court and police records, and who was riding pillion at the time of the incident - forms the pivot of the charge sheet filed on April 2023 that named seven people as responsible for the grisly death.

But despite a warrant -- filed in January this year-- and three summons from the Rohini court since December 2023...