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BMW Driver Held as Police Probe Hospital Diversion in Delhi Crash That Killed Finance Ministry Official

The accused seeks bail, calling the crash accidental.

Overview

  • Delhi Police arrested Gaganpreet Kaur after a BMW allegedly rear‑ended a motorcycle near Dhaula Kuan, killing Deputy Secretary Navjot Singh and seriously injuring his wife, Sandeep Kaur.
  • An FIR cites BNS sections 105, 281, 125B and 238, reflecting culpable homicide, rash driving, endangering life and suspected concealment or tampering of evidence.
  • Investigators are examining why the injured were taken about 17–22 km to Nulife/Newlife Hospital in GTB Nagar, which police and media reports say has links to the accused’s family.
  • Sandeep Kaur told police she begged to be taken to the nearest trauma facility but was diverted to the distant private hospital; a van driver’s account supports the routing.
  • Kaur is in judicial custody with a bail hearing listed for September 17; her blood test was negative for alcohol, vehicles have been seized, CCTV and FSL analyses are underway, and police plan to question her husband and hospital staff.