BMW accident: Delhi court says CCTV footage cannot be shared with accused
Advocate Gagan Bhatnagar, representing Kaur, argued that the case hinged on CCTV footage from Dhaula Kuan metro pillars 65 and 67, and that examining this footage could reveal additional details. However, the magistrate stated that there is no law permitting the footage to be provided to the accused, reported PTI.
“I am not saying give it to me but to preserve it and submit it in the court,” Kaur’s counsel responded.
Bhatnagar further alleged that the investigating officer (IO) gave an evasive reply, stating that a notice had been sent to the person concerned to provide the footage to Delhi Police. He added that senior police officials had previously stated they had watched the footage, which contradicted the IO’s response.
The court directed the IO to appear on Friday and issued a notice to the station house officer of Dhaula Kuan Police Station. The hearing will continue on Friday, reported PTI.
Opposing the bail plea, the Delhi Police stated that the accused was not seriously injured despite having admitted herself to the intensive care unit (ICU). The police also noted that she took the injured to a hospital far from the accident spot, which raises serious doubts, according to news agency ANI.
Kaur has been remanded to judicial custody until September 27, and her bail plea is scheduled for Saturday.
The victim, 52-year-old Navjot Singh, served as the deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and was a resident of Hari Nagar. He succumbed to injuries following the accident, which took place on Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station on the afternoon of September 14.
Singh and his wife were returning home after visiting Bangla Sahib Gurdwara.
A case has been registered under Sections 281 (rash driving), 125B (endangering life or personal safety of others), 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the BNS.
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