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Chennai: At least 39 people, including 10 minors, died in a stampede at actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur on Saturday, September 27, according to a report by NDTV. The youngest victim was reportedly just two years old. Children and young adults among victims As per the report, the list of victims released includes Hemalatha (8), Sailetsana (8), Sai Jeeva (4), Guru Vishnu (2), Sanuj (13), Dharanika (14), Pazhaniammal (11), Kokila (14), Krithik (7) and Kishore (17). Many of the others were ...Read More >
Karur Stampede: Actor-politician Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has claimed that the deadly stampede at its rally in Karur was not an accident but the result of a conspiracy involving ruling party figures. The incident on Saturday left 40 people dead, including 10 children, and nearly 100 injured. TVK's legal team has now petitioned the Madras High Court, demanding that the case be transferred either to a Special Investigation Team or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). ...Read More >
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician Vijay, has approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking an independent investigation into the deadly stampede at its Karur rally. The incident, which killed 40 people, including 10 children, is being described by the party as a "planned conspiracy." TVK alleges that stone-pelting and a police lathi-charge triggered the chaos. Eyewitnesses reported a power outage, narrow access roads, and a sudden crowd surge just before V ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the Delhi BMW accident case involving the death of a senior Ministry of Finance official, the Patiala House Court had extended the judicial custody of accused Gaganpreet Kaur till September 27, with her bail plea scheduled for hearing on Saturday. The tragic incident took place in the Dhaula Kuan area earlier this month, where Gaganpreet Kaur allegedly rammed her BMW into a motorcycle, resulting in critical injuries to and subsequent death of senior Ministr ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of the main accused in the BMW accident-and-death case after analysing the CCTV footage of the incident. Navjot Singh (52), a deputy secretary in the department of economic affairs and a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment metro station on Sunday afternoon. His wife suffered serious injuries. The bail plea was by Gaganpreet Makkad, who was at the BMW's wheel when it al ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A property dealer in Faridabad was run over by a Thar registered in the name of an assistant commissioner of police, sparking allegations that the investigation was being influenced because of connections of the accused. Police are also probing if the ACP's son was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident.The victim, Manoj Kumar Mangla, was on his way back from Vrindavan with friends when he stopped at a restaurant near a convention hall in Sector 12 around 1.30am on Sunday. Acco ...Read More >
New Delhi: The accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, Gaganpreet Kaur, has tested negative for alcohol, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Gaganpreet was sent for a medical examination to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. She was arrested and later remanded to two days of judicial custody at Tihar Jail following the tragic road accident, which claimed one life and left another person injured. The lawyer for the accused, Advocate Vikas Pa ...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 W ...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 coupl ...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 ...Read More >
Advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing accused Gaganpreet Kaur in the BMW road accident case, has raised serious questions over the delay and contents of the FIR, while asserting that the incident does not amount to culpable homicide. The accused, Gaganpreet, was produced before the Duty Magistrate and remanded to two-day judicial custody, the police said. Talking to the media, Pahwa said the FIR was lodged nearly 10 hours after the mishap. "The incident occurred around 1:30 pm, but the FIR was re ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, Gaganpreet Kaur, has tested negative for alcohol, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Gaganpreet was sent for a medical examination to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. She was arrested and later remanded to two days of judicial custody at Tihar Jail following the tragic road accident, which claimed one life and left another person injured. Also Read | Dehra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The accused in the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident case, Gaganpreet Kaur, has tested negative for alcohol, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Gaganpreet was sent for a medical examination to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. She was arrested and later remanded to two days of judicial custody at Tihar Jail following the tragic road accident, which claimed one life and left another person injured. The lawyer for th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday said that blood test reports revealed that Gaganpreet Makkar was not under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her BMW car, killing senior Finance Ministry official Navjot Singh. Navjot Singh, a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and his wife were travelling on their motorcycle when they were hit by the car near Dhaula Kuan in southwest Delhi on Sunday afternoon. In her statement to the police, Sandeep Kaur (50), a school teacher, explained th ...Read More >
A senior official of the Union Ministry of Finance died and three people, including his wife, were injured after a BMW allegedly hit his motorcycle near Delhi Cantonment metro station on Ring Road on Sunday (September 14, 2025), police said. The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh, Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, according to police. Police said three PCR calls were received in the afternoon about a traffic jam near ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after a BMW car hit and killed a senior finance ministry official in Dhaula Kuan, a 38-year-old Gurugram-based woman was arrested and booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing disappearance of evidence on Monday. She was produced before a Delhi court, which sent her to two-day judicial custody. The woman has been identified by cops as Gaganpreet Makkar, who was driving the BMW at the time of the accident. Her husband, two children, and a domesti ...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, ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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 days of judicial custody. Duty Magistrate Akanksha Singh sent 38-year-old Gaganpreet Kaur to judicial custody after she was produced before the judge at her residence citing that her custodial interrogation was not required, said senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, Gaganpreet's counsel. The judge also iss ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15: A senior official of the Union Ministry of Finance died, and his wife was left seriously injured after their motorcycle was hit by a BMW car near the Delhi Cantt metro station, police said, adding that a case has been registered under the relevant sections. The victim, Navjot Singh, who was serving as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, was returning home from Bangla Sahib Gurudwara on his bike when the accident occurred on Su ...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 and negligent in the FIR. Police said they are probing why the victim was taken to Nulife Multi-Specialty Hospita ...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 notic ...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 homici ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The death of a senior finance ministry official in a car crash here has once again put the spotlight back on Delhi's persistently high number of fatal accidents involving two-wheelers. Official data shows the city continues to lose nearly four lives every day on its roads. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh, 52, a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on the Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station on Sunday afterno ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) A man severely injured after being dashed by a car allegedly being driven by a inebriated woman on September 13 in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area has died, a police official said on Monday. The man, who is yet to be identified, died on Sunday night while undergoing treatment, the Ghatkopar police station official said. The accident took place around 6.15am near Excel Arcade building on LBS Road, barely 200m from Ghatkopar police station. CCTV footage showed car driver Bhavika Dam ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The woman who allegedly drove the BMW car involved in the crash that killed a senior Finance Ministry official and left his wife injured in southwest Delhi's Dhaula Kuan was arrested on culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges on Monday after being discharged from a hospital, police said. Several questions were raised on the handling of the aftermath of the crash as the FIR alleged that the woman driver, Gaganpreet Kaur (38), took the victims, Navjot S ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The living room of Navjot Singh's residence was filled with muffled grief, the air heavy with disbelief. The 52-year-old deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, known within his family for his intellect and dedication, had been killed when a luxury car crashed into his motorcycle near Dhaula Kuan on Sunday afternoon. Singh's wife, who was admitted to the intensive care unit after suffering multiple fractures and a head injury in the accident, is stable an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The death of a senior Union Finance Ministry official in a road accident near Delhi Cantonment on Sunday has sparked a political row between the AAP and the BJP, with both parties blaming each other over emergency response and road safety in the city. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh (52), died when his motorcycle was hit by a BMW while returning home from Bangla Sahib Gurdwara with his wife, who suffered serious injuries. Senior AAP ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The woman who allegedly drove the BMW car that hit a motorcycle here, killing a senior finance ministry official, was arrested on Monday, an official said. Earlier in the day, she was taken into custody after being discharged from the hospital, police said. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh (52), a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on the Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station on Sunday afternoon. His wife s ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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 calls were received in the afternoon about a traffic jam near me ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The woman who allegedly drove the BMW car that hit a motorcycle here, killing a senior finance ministry official, has been taken into custody after being discharged from the hospital on Monday, police said. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh (52), a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on the Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station on Sunday afternoon. His wife sustained serious injuries. They were returning home ...Read More >
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