Navjot Singh, a senior government official who was run over allegedly by a BMW in September last year near the Delhi Cantonment Metro Station on Ring Road, could have been saved with timely medical intervention as he was alive for at least 15 minutes, the Delhi Police has noted in its chargesheet running into over 400 pages. The court is yet to take cognizance of the chargesheet.
Singh, who was posted as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs under the Union Finance Ministry, was killed when the BMW allegedly rammed into him and his wife on September 14. His wife sustained injuries in the incident. The BMW involved in the accident was allegedly being driven by Gaganpreet Makkar, who was accompanied by her husband, Parikshit Makkar, and their two children at the time, police said.
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After the accident, Gangpreet Kaur Makkar allegedly directed the driver of a taxi to take the injured couple to Nulife Hospital, located nearly 19–20 km from the accident site. According to sources, the journey took about 23 minutes, even as other hospitals were located within a 10–15 minute radius. During the investigation, police found that the owner of Nulife Hospital is a cousin of the main accused.
Referring to the medical findings, sources said the post-mortem report indicates that Singh’s survival time was at least 15 minutes, adding that further details are being clarified. Investigators noted that the duration was medically significant and could have saved Singh’s life.
The main chargesheet cites 34 witnesses and runs into over 400 pages, including documents collected during the probe. Sources said additional witnesses may be cited in a supplementary chargesheet.
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According to police sources, the chargesheet has been filed under sections 281 (rash driving), 125(b) (act endangering life and personal safety of others), 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 238(a) (causing disappearance of evidence or giving false statements during an investigation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), invoking attempt to culpable homicide. These are the same sections under which an FIR was initially registered.
On the allegations related to BMW’s speed, sources in the Delhi Police said a speed report has been obtained from BMW, while a separate forensic examination is being conducted through the Forensic Science Laboratory to independently ascertain the vehicle’s speed at the time of the crash.
Sources also said statements of the ambulance driver and assistant have been recorded under Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and no negligence was found on their part.
The statement of the Delhi Transport Corporation bus driver connected to the sequence of events is also on record.