Delhi BMW crash: Son questions why his father was taken to the hospital 17km away

The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh, was struck by a BMW on the Ring Road near the Delhi Cantt metro station.

A tragic accident made headlines when a BMW struck Navjot Singh, the Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, on the Ring Road near the Delhi Cantt metro station.

BMW stuck Navjot Singh on Delhi’s Ring Road.

A BMW collided with a motorcycle of a senior finance ministryofficial in Delhi on Sunday. The official’s son has now questioned why his father was taken to a hospital nearly 17km away from the accident site. The Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, was killed in the accident. While returning home from Bangla Sahib Gurudwara on his bike with his wife, Navjot Singh was hit by the BMW. The couple was then taken by the accused to a private hospital in GTB Nagar. Singh, 52, succumbed to his injuries and his wife, Sandeep Kaur, sustained serious injuries and remains hospitalised. Their son, Navnoor Singh, told NDTV, “Time is critical. Maybe he would have survived if he had been taken to a nearby hospital.”

What did the official’s son say on the matter?

Navnoor Singh said a family friend called to inform him that his parents had met with an accident. He said, “I thought it must be a minor accident as my father is a careful driver. I was not very worried. But when we went to the hospital, it didn’t make sense to me why my parents were admitted to GTB Nagar when the accident happened near DhaulaKuan.” He also alleged that the woman driving the BMW, who also sustained injuries, had brought his parents to the hospital, but the staff refused to provide any information about her. NDTV quoted him as saying, “I kept asking the hospital staff about who brought my parents here, and from nurses to doctors, everyone said they are here, sitting outside. But I didn’t find anyone. Later, I learnt that the patient on a hospital bed next to my dad was also involved in the accident.” The car’s driver was identified as Gaganpreet, with her husband, Parikshit, seated beside her, according to the report.

Navnoor further revealed that about five hours later, he noticed a doctor preparing a medico-legal certificate bearing Gaganpreet’s name, which led him to question the hospital. He alleged that the hospital where his father was taken is owned by someone known to the accused.