In a fresh development in the Delhi BMW crash incident in which a senior bureaucrat of the finance ministry lost his life, accused driver Gaganpreet has denied all the charges imposed on her. A report said that Gagangpreet said she panicked when the high-end car hit the deceased’s bike, and in that uncertainty, she took the injured to a known hospital which is said to be 19 kms away from the site of the accident.
The 38-year-old accused driver was on Monday arrested by the Delhi police in connection with the Dhaula Kuan accident case, which resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider. She is a resident of Gurugram in Haryana, was arrested during the course of the investigation.
What happened so far
A team of Delhi police earlier visited the residence of the deceased victim, Navjot Singh, recorded the statement of eyewitness Gulfam, who took the injured to Nulife Hospital. This hospital is linked to the accused Gaganpreet’s family. If reports are to be believed, the accused’s father served as director at Nulife hospital.
Dr Shakuntala Kumar, Director at Nulife Hospital, GTB Nagar, on Monday, said the deceased in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident was brought dead to the facility, while his injured wife was stable and later referred to another hospital on her request.
“Around 2 PM yesterday, a medico-legal case related to a road accident involving a car and a motorcycle was brought to our hospital. First aid was offered, and the police were informed. A man aged between 50 and 57 years was brought in dead, and his wife, who sustained injuries but was vitally stable, was also brought in,” Dr Kumar told ANI.
“As per the choice of this lady, who was brought along with this man, after first aid and necessary stabilisation, she was transferred to another hospital for further management on her request,” she said, quoted the news agency.
Why was he not taken to a nearby hospital? Asks deceased’s kin
Meanwhile, deceased Navjyot’s cousin Shailendra said it was important to ascertain if the accused driver was found responsible. “First thing is that if she (accused) has made mistakes, whether it is before the accident, rash driving or after the accident. If there are mistakes, intentional and unintentional, and if the police find this thing in the inquiry, then definitely she has to pay the price,” he told ANI.
He asked why Navjyot was not immediately taken to the nearest hospital with emergency facilities. “The logical choice in any accident, especially if you are trying to rescue someone, is always the hospital that is nearest to you and that has the infrastructure to handle emergency cases. If they did not take him there, what was their reason behind it? I really don’t know…but those decisions were wrong,” Shailendra added.
The accident took place on Sunday near Dhaula Kuan on Ring Road, which resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider. His wife recorded her statement with the police, alleging that she repeatedly pleaded with the woman driving the BMW to take them to the nearest hospital. Still, she alleged, they were instead taken to a distant hospital deliberately.