BMW car crash
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday arrested 38-year-old Gaganpreet Kaur, the alleged driver of the BMW car that fatally knocked down senior finance ministry officer Navjot Singh at Dhaula Kuan. An FIR was registered on Monday under FIR No. 240/25, sections 281, 125B, 105, and 238 of the BNS Act.Singh, 52, deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and a resident of Hari Nagar, died in the accident on Sunday afternoon. His wife, Sandeep, who was riding pillion, suffered severe injuries and is still under medical care. In her statement to the police, Sandeep alleged that after the collision she begged the BMW occupants to rush her unconscious husband to the nearest hospital. Instead, they allegedly drove the couple about 22 km away to a small facility in GTB Nagar, where the victims were left waiting outside on a stretcher. She claimed her pleas to take them to AIIMS or the Army Base Hospital — both located much closer to the accident site — were ignored. Police said further investigation is underway into the sequence of events and the alleged negligence in providing immediate medical aid.
