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New Delhi: The family and friends of Navjot Singh, a deputy secretary in the department of economic affairs who died in a road accident, said that he may have survived on Sunday had he been taken to any hospital near the accident site. Navnoor Singh, the official's son, said his parents left around 11 am on a motorcycle for Gurdwara Bangla Sahib."After that, they went to Karnataka Bhavan for lunch. While returning home, they had the accident involving a BMW X5 near Dhaula Kuan," he said.The couple was taken to Nulife Hospital in GTB Nagar, 22 km from the crash site. Singh was declared dead on arrival.Navnoor said his mother was in a critical condition when she reached the hospital. "Despite her condition, she was kept in the lobby, while another person, who arrived later with minor injuries, was given a room," he said. She was later shifted to another hospital. The woman driving the BMW was also at the same hospital.Navnoor added that his mother, fortunately, regained consciousness and asked the hospital to contact a family friend working at another hospital, who then informed the son.Navnoor also asked the GTB Nagar hospital staff about the driver of the vehicle repeatedly, but only after five or so hours, he came to know she was in the same facility. "We also learned that my mother was brought in a private motor van," he said.Police said they will record his mother's statement when she is stable.Rishav Samrat, Navjot Singh's friend, also raised the question about the hospital's distance from the accident site. "AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital were closer. I later learned that the hospital in GTB Nagar was linked to the family of the woman driving the BMW," he said.Samrat said Singh was involved in Operation Sindoor and had visited several countries to represent India. "Just last month, he returned from Spain. After 10 days of back-to-back meetings, he went to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib with his wife Santosh, a schoolteacher," he said.
Noida: Liquor revenue in the city jumped by 35% in the first quarter of 2025-26 compared to the same period last year. The city recorded Rs 625 crore in liquor revenue from April to June 2025, compared to Rs 462 crore during the same period in 2024-25.According to excise department data, the revenue in the first quarter of 2023-24 was Rs 430 crore, showing a 7% growth between 2023-24 and 2024-25 and a much larger jump this year.The sharp rise is attributed to the new liquor policy in the state, which made significant structural changes to the retail and licensing system.The month-wise revenue ...Read More >
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India] July 15 (ANI): The tribal-dominated Dantewada district is all set to make its footprint visible in the high-octane sport of Thai Kick Boxing, as young athletes here have clinched medals in international as well as national events. With the support of the Chhattisgarh Government, the youth of Dantewada are sharpening their skills and preparing for Thai Kick Boxing events to be held in the country and overseas. As Dantewada moves on the path to becoming a hub for producing Thai Kick Boxers, the district is also ready to shed its infamous identity that emerged du ...Read More >
Greater Noida Dowry Murder Case: In Greater Noida, Vipin, the primary suspect in his wife's dowry murder, was injured during a police encounter. He tried to escape after being arrested for allegedly torturing and killing his wife. Police opened fire when he attempted to flee. Vipin is now hospitalized under police guard. The investigation into the dowry death is ongoing. Greater Noida Dowry Murder Case: Vipin, the main accused in the Greater Noida dowry murder case, was injured in a police encou ...Read More >
New Delhi: A high-speed BMW crash in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan has left a senior Finance Ministry official dead and his wife grievously injured, triggering outrage after it emerged the victims were taken over 19 km away to a hospital linked to the accused driver -- bypassing multiple premier medical facilities en route. The accused, Gaganpreet Kaur (38), was arrested Monday after being discharged from the hospital. She faces serious charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving, and causing disappearance of evidence. The crash, which o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Gaganpreet Makkad (38), who was allegedly behind the wheel of the BMW that fatally struck senior finance ministry official Navjot Singh (57) and critically injured his wife Sandeep Kaur (50) in Dhaula Kuan Sunday, was arrested after being discharged from hospital Monday.Sections related to culpable homicide and destruction of evidence have now been added to charges of rash driving and negligence in the FIR. Cops are probing why the victim was taken to Nulife Multi-Specialty Hospital, a small facility 22km away in GTB Nagar, instead of one nearby, and also if the hospital belonged to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): In the BMW accident case near Dhaula Kuan that claimed the life of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Navjot Singh, accused Gaganpreet Kaur has sought bail, stressing that the crash was "wholly accidental" and unintentional. Her counsel highlighted that she is a mother of two minor daughters, has no criminal antecedents, and herself sustained a head injury in the accident. The bail plea, filed under Section 480 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, argues that custodial interrogation is neither warranted nor necessary. It adds that ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): A man named Sudhir Kumar, 50, was declared dead by the AIIMS Trauma Care Centre after he and his daughter Priya, 22, were rushed to the Centre, informed the Delhi Police on Thursday. This comes after they were trapped beneath the fallen tree, owing to heavy rains, near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji, New Delhi, the Delhi Police told ANI. Also Read | Typhoon Podul Live Tracker Map on Windy: Lightening, Thunder, and Heavy Rain in Hong Kong After Typhoon Wreaks Havoc in Taiwan. Describing more on the incident, the Delhi Police told ANI, "One of the injured, Sudhir Kum ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Police have registered a case of culpable homicide after a senior finance ministry official died when his motorcycle was hit by a luxury sports utility vehicle near the Delhi Cantonment metro station a day earlier, an official said on Monday. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh (52), a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on Sunday afternoon, while his wife sustained serious injuries. The couple was returning home after visiting the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara. The BMW, which was being driven by a woman with her husband by her ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Delhi Police has taken Gaganpreet, the accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, into custody from Nulife Hospital, GTB Nagar on Monday. She was discharged from the hospital and taken into custody for further investigation and legal action, said Delhi Police. Earlier, an FIR was registered by Delhi Police in the BMW-motorcycle accident that occurred on Sunday near Dhaula Kuan on Ring Road, which resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider. The woman injured in the accident, who also lost her husband, recorded her statement with the police, alle ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The blood sample report of Gaganpreet, the main accused in the BMW car crash that killed a senior Finance Ministry official and left his wife injured in southwest Delhi, has been found negative for alcohol, an official said on Tuesday. Deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh (52), a resident of Hari Nagar, died, and his wife sustained multiple injuries after his motorcycle was hit by a car on Sunday afternoon near Dhaula Kuan area. The couple was returning home after visiting Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in Central Delhi. According to police, Ga ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nearly three weeks after businessman Arun Lohia was fatally shot inside his SUV near Chhatarpur Metro Station in South Delhi, two of the alleged shooters were injured and arrested during a police encounter on the Chirag Delhi-Khanpur stretch on Thursday. Investigations revealed that the killing stemmed from a land dispute. A third suspect was also taken into custody.According to police, the murder took place on May 15. The victim, Arun, a resident of Aya Nagar and owner of several local warehouses, was attacked around 1 pm while returning from Saket Court with his father, Rambir Loh ...Read More >
Haridwar: A woman politician has been arrested for allegedly letting her boyfriend and others repeatedly rape her 13-year-old daughter in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The horrifying crime, which occurred between January and March, was exposed when the minor bravely confided in her father, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested with her boyfriend and one more. According to police reports, the minor was gang-raped multiple times, often in the presence of her mother. The minor, who had been living with her father following her parents' separat ...Read More >
New Delhi: A tragic accident took place on Delhi's Ring Road near Dhaula Kuan on Sunday after a BMW car collided with a motorcycle, leaving one person dead and another injured. According to Delhi Police, the BMW was found overturned near Metro pillar number 67, with a motorcycle lying close by. Eyewitnesses reported that a woman was driving the car when it hit the motorcycle. Following the crash, the woman and her husband took a taxi and rushed the injured to the hospital. Hospital authorities later informed the police that one of the victims had died, while another sustained injuries. Both ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): An FIR was filed on Monday in the BMW and motorcycle accident which took place on Ring Road near Dhaula Kuan, leading to the death of the bike driver, the Delhi police informed. The case is registered under FIR No. 240/25 u/s 281/125B/105/238 BNS. Following the accident, the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team reached the accident scene to analyse the circumstances leading to the accident. The FSL team also inspected the BMW car and the bike involved in the incident. Authorities are also investigating the circumstances surrounding the case under Sect ...Read More >
Delhi BMW Crash: The deadly BMW accident involving Navjot Singh, a deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, on Sunday has caused widespread concern in the national capital. According to family members, Singh might have survived if he had been taken to a hospital closer to the crash site near Dhaula Kuan. The official was returning home on a motorcycle with his wife after visiting Gurudwara Bangla Sahib when the accident occurred. The couple was admitted to a hospital in GTB Nagar, which was about 17 kms away from the site of the accident. Singh died on the spot, while his wife s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The wife of the senior government official killed in a collision between their motorcycle and a luxury car near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station had repeatedly pleaded with the accused couple to get them admitted to a nearby hospital, but to no avail, according to the FIR lodged in the case. "The lady took us to a small hospital in GTB Nagar, far from the accident site," the bereaved woman told police in a statement, which is now part of the FIR. Van driver Mohammad Gulfam, who had rushed all four injured people to the hospital, has also made a similar claim. "I was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The First Information Report (FIR), filed in the luxury car crash that resulted in the death of a senior official of the Ministry of Finance, has made shocking 'revelations' on the probable reasons behind Navjot Singh's death and also hints at a possible cover-up by the BMW owners. Deceased Navjot Singh's wife Sandeep Kaur in her complaint said that they pleaded with the woman who hit their motorbike to take them to a nearby hospital, but they were 'forcibly' taken to a small hospital in far-off GTB Nagar. Navjot Singh (52), Deputy Secretary in the Departme ...Read More >
New Delhi: After a fatal BMW-motorcycle crash on Ring Road near Dhaula Kuan on Sunday that claimed the life of Senior Finance Ministry official Navjot Singh and critically injured his wife, the Delhi Police have arrested the accused, Gaganpreet Makkad, 38, who was behind the wheel at the time of the accident. It has now been revealed that there were five persons in the luxury car. The six-year-old daughter of the accused was sitting in the co-pilot seat and four-year-old son, her husband and a domestic help were seated in the rear seat. During questioning, the accused admitted that she had g ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5: Four AC mechanics were found dead in their sleep, allegedly due to suffocation from inhaling toxic fumes, possibly from leakage of chemicals used in AC servicing, inside their home in the Dakshinpuri area of south Delhi, police said on Saturday. The incident came to light when Zishan, a cousin of two of the victims, contacted the police because his brother was not answering his phone calls. A police team promptly arrived at the house, which was allegedly locked from the inside. Upon entering, they discovered the four men unconscious on the first floor of the 25-square-yard r ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Navjot Singh, an official working with the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, died in a road accident near Dhaula Kuan on Sunday after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding BMW. Singh was returning home with his wife from Bangla Sahib Gurudwara to Hari Nagar when the incident occurred near Pillar Number 57, towards Raja Garden. His wife sustained severe injuries and remains in critical condition. ...Read More >
Head Constable Narender Kumar has been arrested and his car seized ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A police head constable was arrested for hitting three boys in Palwal, Haryana * Two brothers, Ayaan (13) and Ahsan (9), died on the spot after being hit * The third boy, Arjaan (7), was critically injured and referred to Rohtak hospital Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Days after rash driving claimed a senior government offi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The mortal remains of Navjot Singh, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, who died in a BMW accident on September 14, were taken for the last rites on Tuesday. Singh had been riding a two-wheeler along with his wife when the vehicle collided with them. The accused, Gaganpreet Kaur, who has been remanded to two days' judicial custody, filed a bail plea claiming the crash was "wholly accidental" and unintentional. Also Read | Narendra Modi Birthday Wishes and Images: Celebrate Indian PM Narendra Modi's 75th Birthday on 17 September. Her counsel hi ...Read More >
New Delhi: A heartbreaking photo has emerged from the Delhi BMW crash tragedy. In it, survivor Sandeep Kaur was allowed to see her husband, Navjot Singh, one last time. Navjot died on Sunday, September 14, when a speeding BMW hit their scooter near Dhaula Kuan in Delhi. His post-mortem was completed before the body was taken to Venkateshwar Hospital, where his wife is admitted. Overcome with grief, she broke down in tears on seeing him. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): An FIR has been registered by Delhi Police regarding the BMW-motorcycle accident that occurred on Sunday near Dhaula Kuan on Ring Road, which resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider. The woman injured in the accident, who also lost her husband, 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, they were instead taken to a distant hospital deliberately. The case was registered under FIR No. 240/25, sections 281, 125B, 105, and 238 BNS. In her stat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday sent a woman, who allegedly drove the BMW car involved in the crash that killed a senior Finance Ministry official and left his wife injured in Dhaula Kuan, to two-day judicial custody. Duty Magistrate Akanksha Singh sent Gaganpreet Kaur (38) to judicial custody after she was produced before the judge at her residence, and said her custodial interrogation was not required, her counsel, senior advocate Vikas Pahwa said. The judge also issued notice to Delhi Police and victim's kin on the bail application moved by Kaur, and directed to file their ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: With the kharif season underway and farmers facing an acute shortage of urea, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure timely and sufficient supply of the critical fertiliser. In letters addressed to Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda, Tummala highlighted the alarming gap between the state's demand and actual supply. The minister said the Centre had allocated five lakh metric tonnes of urea to Telangana for the months of April, May, and June. However, only 3.06 lakh metric tonnes have been suppli ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) German premium car maker BMW group on Thursday reported a 10 per cent jump in total sales in India at 7,774 units in the January-June period of 2025 over the same period year-ago, The Group had sold 7,081 units of BMW and Mini brands of cars in India in the first of CY 2024. Besides, the company also retailed 2,569 Motorrad brand of motorcycles during the period under review. The company also said it continued its leadership position in the luxury electric vehicle sales in India with a massive 234 per cent year-on-year growth in volumes at 1,322 units of BMW and MINI EVs ...Read More >
The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh (52), Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, they added. A senior official of the Union Ministry of Finance was killed and three people, including his wife, were injured after a BMW allegedly hit his motorcycle near Delhi Cantonment metro station on Ring Road here on Sunday, police said. The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh (52), Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs , Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, they added. Police said three PCR call ...Read More >
New Delhi: The man who drove the Delhi BMW crash victim and his wife to hospital has said "I tried to save all of them", even as the victim's family claimed they were taken 19 km away to a hospital linked to the accused. The accident took place on Sunday and claimed the life of 52-year-old Navjot Singh, Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, after a speeding blue BMW crashed into his motorcycle near Dhaula Kuan. Singh's wife, 50-year-old Sandeep Kaur survived. However, she suffered multiple fractures and head injuries. "I run a loading vehicle and was coming from the Dhaula ...Read More >