A Delhi court has granted bail to Gaganpreet Kaur, the driver accused in a fatal BMW accident that killed a Finance Ministry official and injured his wife. Her lawyer, Advocate Pradeep Rana, says she was wrongly dragged into the case, based on clear CCTV footage that shows the crash was just an unlucky mishap.
The accident happened on September 14 near the Delhi Cantonment Metro Station on Ring Road. Kaur was behind the wheel of the BMW when it accidentally hit a footpath, flipped over, and clipped a motorcycle carrying Navjot Singh and his wife. Singh died from his injuries, while his wife suffered serious harm. Rana explains that the footage proves Kaur wasn’t driving recklessly—she tried to help the victims right away but ended up facing charges anyway.
“We’ve argued from the start that the court needed to see this CCTV evidence,” Rana told reporters after the bail hearing. “After pushing hard, the police finally preserved the footage and played it in court. It shows the BMW veering off unintentionally into the footpath, then touching the motorcycle, which then hit a bus. No fault on Gaganpreet’s part at all.”
The Patiala House Court, led by Judicial Magistrate First Class Ankit Garg, approved the bail on a Rs 1 lakh bond with two sureties of the same amount. Kaur must surrender her passport, show up for all hearings, and avoid contact with Nulife Hospital staff or witness Gulfam.
What swayed the judge? That same CCTV footage. It captured the whole scene and made it clear the crash stemmed from an accident, not careless driving. But the video also exposed another big issue: an ambulance showed up first but did nothing to help.
The court slammed the ambulance driver and paramedic for leaving the scene after just 30 seconds, even though they had no other calls and were headed to the nearby Army Base Hospital. “An ambulance arrived within seconds and stayed put, but they didn’t rush the injured to the hospital,” the judge noted before granting bail. The court questioned if this counted as medical negligence and asked police: “What should we do about this ambulance crew? Aren’t they responsible for the death due to negligent acts?”
The judge pointed out the paramedics even asked bystanders if anyone needed help, yet they drove off in the best-equipped vehicle on site. “Is this not medical negligence?” the court wondered, urging a deeper look into their actions.
This BMW accident case in Delhi highlights road safety woes, from driver errors to emergency response failures, and it’s sparking calls for better accountability on the streets.
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