New Delhi: The accused woman, who took the senior government official killed in a collision between his motorcycle and a luxury car to a private hospital,
told police during interrogation that she chose the facility because it had helped her family during the Covid-19 pandemic, when no other hospital admitted her daughter. '' During Covid-19 when no one admitted her daughter it was this private hospital that helped them,'' the acussed woman told Delhi police. According to police, five people were travelling in the car at the time of the incident. The accused’s six-year-old daughter was seated in the front passenger seat, while her four-year-old son, husband, and a house help were in the back seat. Investigators said the woman accompanied the victims in the hospital van “to protect them.” Her husband is still admitted to the hospital, police added. Read More: First Statement from Delhi BMW Crash Victim: ‘Requested Her to Take Us to Nearby Hospital But...’ The van driver told police that they reached the hospital within 20–25 minutes. Meanwhile, the woman’s detailed statement is being recorded by the investigating team as part of the ongoing probe. 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 after visiting the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara. The woman, who was allegedly driving the BMW car, and her husband were also injured in the incident. The Gurugram couple was admitted to a hospital for treatment. They are in the business of manufacturing leather saddles, seats, covers, belts and other products. Police said the woman driver of the BMW was taken into custody on Monday following her discharge from the hospital. A case of culpable homicide has been registered in the matter. With PTI Inputs
