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Delhi BMW Crash: Fresh details have surfaced in the deadly Delhi car crash involving a senior Finance Ministry official. The BMW that struck the victims was being driven by the accused woman but is registered in her husband’s name and has been arrested by Delhi Police.

According to information available on the official All India RTO vehicle registration portal, the car is registered to Parikshit Kakkar, the husband of the accused woman, Gagandeep.

The tragic incident took place late Sunday night at Dhaula Kuan when the BMW overturned after hitting a motorcycle. The victim, Navjot Singh, a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, died in the accident. His wife, who was riding pillion, suffered severe injuries and is currently undergoing treatment.

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- Shakuntla Kumar, Director of Nulife Hospital in Delhi where the senior Finance Ministry official and his wife were brought after Sunday’s accident confirmed that the accused driver, Gaganpreet, received prompt medical attention upon arrival. She added that the male patient, Navjot Singh, was in critical condition, as reported by News18.

- Kumar also stated that the police were promptly informed and all standard medical protocols were followed.

- The woman who was driving the BMW car, which hit and killed a Finance Ministry official in Delhi on Sunday, was arrested on Monday. The development came after a team from the Delhi Police visited the Nulife Hospital and Maternity Centre, GTB Nagar, in Delhi, where the woman and her husband were admitted.

- Bitty Singh, sister-in-law of Navjot Singh, mourned his loss, calling him everyone's favourite and highlighting his distinguished work with the Finance Ministry, UN Peace, IMF, and bullet train project. She revealed his son just graduated and his wife is undergoing surgery. Urging responsible driving, she said, “An entire family has been destroyed.”

- Gulfam, an eyewitness, said he saw the crash while returning from Dhaula Kuan and rushed two injured victims to Nulife Hospital. A woman in the front seat guided him toward Azadpur, insisting on that hospital. “The condition of the injured was very bad,” he said, adding that doctors were ready when they arrived.

- ADCP South-West Delhi told ANI, "We received calls at 2.20 am last night about a traffic jam around Dhaula Kuan. The staff rushed there to clear it. But upon reaching there it was found that there has been an accident between a BMW and a bike. 1-2 independent witnesses told us that the accused shifted to a hospital in taxi. Meanwhile, our staff verified the CCTV footage. Crime team and mobile team visited the spot for site inspection and vehicle inspection. We received another call around 4.20 am from a hospital in GTB that they have received an accident case. We carried out further action by going there...FIR has already been registered in this case...The suspect is still in hospital and we will then identify it (the cause of accident) through investigation...Victim who was on the bike is said to be from Ministry of Finance. His wife was with him. Suspect in the case, who was driving BMW, runs a business in Gurugram...We have registered the FIR u/s of accident and causing disappearance of evidence..."

- Delhi Police reported that the couple, who lived in Hari Nagar, were travelling on a motorcycle when the BMW struck them near Metro pillar number 67. The collision pushed them towards the central verge, where they also collided with a bus travelling on the left.

- The crash occurred near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station on Ring Road.

- Soon after the accident, Gagandeep and her husband, who were in the BMW, arranged a taxi and transported Navjot Singh and his wife to a hospital.

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- Later, police received word from the hospital that Singh had succumbed to his injuries, while his 50-year-old wife remained under treatment.

- Police officials revealed they had received three PCR calls reporting a traffic jam in the area near Metro pillar 67 on the Dhaula Kuan–Delhi Cantt stretch. When they reached the location, they discovered a BMW X5 lying sideways on the road and a motorcycle parked close to the divider.

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- Eyewitnesses informed the police that a woman was driving the BMW when it rammed into the motorcycle from behind, News18 reported.

- The victim’s son alleged that a delay in medical attention worsened the situation. “My parents were travelling on a bike around 1 PM when a BMW X5, driven by a girl, hit them. They were taken to a hospital 22 km away. If they had been taken to a nearby hospital, my father could have been saved. My mother is severely injured,” he said.

- According to a PTI report, police said the BMW driver and her husband are Gurugram residents, and the husband is a businessman. Both suffered injuries in the crash and were hospitalised. Their statements are still pending.

- Police confirmed that both vehicles have been seized, the crash site has been inspected by the crime team, and forensic experts were brought in to assist the investigation.

- A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered, with additional sections related to destruction and concealment of evidence included. This came after the victim’s son questioned why his parents were taken to a hospital nearly 22 km away instead of one nearby. He also alleged negligence by hospital staff during admission.

- Police stated that the couple had in fact been taken to a hospital roughly 19 km from the crash site.

- Investigators also revealed that the hospital where the victims were taken was linked to someone known to the accused couple, raising concerns of possible evidence tampering.

- Witnesses confirmed that Gagandeep was driving the BMW at the time of the crash. After the incident, she and her husband took a taxi to escort the injured victims to the hospital. Officials have confirmed that both were injured and are currently receiving treatment.

- Both vehicles remain seized as part of the investigation. The crime team has examined the accident site, and forensic experts have been involved. Delhi Police stated that legal proceedings have begun, an FIR has been registered, and the probe is ongoing to reconstruct the exact chain of events.

- A senior Finance Ministry official was killed when the BMW overturned after colliding with a motorcycle near Dhaula Kuan on Sunday. His wife sustained critical injuries and is being treated.

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