Archive · 24 Dec 2025
India's High-Profile Hit-and-Run Cases
In recent years, India has seen several hit-and-run cases involving high-profile individuals.
In 2025, actress Divya Suresh was involved in a hit-and-run in Bengaluru, hitting a two-wheeler and driving away.
Also in 2025, Gaganpreet Makkad was involved in a BMW crash in Delhi that killed a senior official.
In 2024, a teen from an affluent family in Pune drove a Porsche at high speed, killing two software professionals.
In 2023, a speeding Jaguar hit a crowd on the ISKCON bridge, killing nine people.
These cases highlight the severe consequences of rash driving and the legal actions taken against the accused.
Divya Suresh, a Kannada actress, was booked in a 2025 hit-and-run case in Bengaluru for rash driving and endangering lives.
Gaganpreet Makkad was involved in a 2025 BMW crash in Delhi that killed a senior Finance Ministry official and critically injured his wife.
A 17-year-old from an affluent family in Pune was involved in a 2024 Porsche crash that killed two software professionals, with allegations of alcohol influence and tampering with evidence.
Tathya Patel was charged in a 2023 hit-and-run case involving a speeding Jaguar that killed nine people on the ISKCON bridge.
These cases have led to legal actions under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Indian Penal Code.
- Who
- Various individuals, including celebrities and affluent teens
- What
- Hit-and-run accidents involving high-profile figures
- When
- 2023-2025
- Where
- Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune, ISKCON bridge
- Why
- Rash driving, influence of alcohol, and failure to stop after accidents
- Divya Suresh Case
- 2025, Bengaluru, Sections 281 and 125(a) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- BMW Crash
- 2025, Delhi, Sections 281, 125B, 105, and 238 of BNS
- Pune Porsche Crash
- 2024, Pune, Juvenile Justice Board, pending in court
- ISKCON Bridge Case
- 2023, Sections 304 and 308 of IPC