A 38-year-old woman, Gaganpreet Kaur, has been arrested from a hospital in Delhi, about 24 hours after a BMW she was driving fatally struck Navjot Singh, a senior Finance Ministry official. Singh, 52, died following the crash; his wife, Sandeep Kaur, is seriously injured.
The incident occurred near the Delhi Cantt metro station on Ring Road in the early afternoon. Singh and his wife were returning home after visiting Bangla Sahib Gurdwara and having lunch at Karnataka Bhavan. Gaganpreet and her husband, Parikshit Makkar, who was in the passenger seat at the time of the crash, have both been named in the FIR.
Police say the BMW rear-ended Singh’s motorcycle, causing it to overturn. After the collision, Singh and his wife were placed into a van, and driven to a hospital roughly 19 kilometres away rather than to the closest medical facility. The hospital in GTB Nagar is reportedly co-owned by Gaganpreet’s father. Singh succumbed to a head injury at the hospital, while his wife remains under treatment.
Sandeep Kaur, in her statement to police, claimed she urged Gaganpreet to take them to the nearest hospital, but was overruled. She described her husband’s injuries as severe to the head, face, and legs, while she suffered multiple fractures and a head wound requiring stitches.
The BMW driver and her husband face charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving, and concealing evidence. Authorities have seized both the BMW and the motorcycle involved in the crash.
A key part of the investigation is the decision to transport the injured to a hospital far from the crash site, instead of one closer by. Singh’s son has publicly questioned whether faster medical attention could have saved his father’s life.
Visuals of the crash show the BMW lying on its side and the motorcycle near a road divider. Eyewitnesses and police have said the car overturned after impact. After being treated for minor injuries, Gaganpreet was arrested from the hospital and taken into custody.
The case has drawn widespread attention, raising questions about road safety, emergency response protocols, and accountability. Authorities are still investigating all angles, including speed, damage, and motive, as well as whether there was any attempt to delay hospital treatment.
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