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Parikshit Kakkar, husband of Gaganpreet Kaur, the woman accused in the Delhi BMW crash that killed a Finance Ministry official, has been discharged from the hospital.
Accused Gaganpreet Kaur in custody (L)/Wreckage of the BMW car on a road after the accident (R) (Photos: PTI)
Parikshit Kakkar, husband of the woman accused in the Delhi BMW car crash case, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.
Parikshit was admitted to a hospital in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area on Sunday, soon after his car, being driven by his wife, hit a two-wheeler in Dhaula Kuan, leading to the death of a Finance Ministry official.
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Meanwhile, as the investigations into the case continue, a Delhi court on Monday sent the accused woman, 38-year-old Gaganpreet Kaur, to two days of judicial custody.
Earlier, she was produced before the judge at the latter’s residence.
The judge also issued notices to Delhi Police and the victim’s kin on the bail application moved by Kaur, and directed them to file their replies by September 17, when the court concerned will hear the matter.
Fifty-two-year-old Navjot Singh, who worked as the Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, died when his motorcycle was hit by a BMW while returning home from Bangla Sahib Gurdwara with his wife, who suffered serious injuries.
Gaganpreet was arrested on culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges on Monday after being discharged from a hospital.
Following the accident, the victim’s family questioned the handling of the aftermath of the crash as the FIR alleged that Gaganpreet took the victims, Navjot Singh and his wife Sandeep Kaur, to a healthcare facility more than 19 kilometres away from the accident site instead of any nearby hospital.
The victims’ family also alleged that Gaganpreet and her husband were treated before Navjot and his wife despite their serious injuries.
A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered against Gaganpreet under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The sections invoked include 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 125B (acts endangering life or personal safety of others), 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender).
Gaganpreet, the wife of Parikshit Makkar, is a resident of Gurugram.
She and her husband, along with their two children and a maid, were in the BMW at the time of the crash. Her husband also sustained injuries.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
September 16, 2025, 11:31 IST
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