“According to the information that we have gathered, both them had spent the past two days outside the Capital and were driving around in their car for a couple of hours after dinner before the incident took place,” said SP (City) Paresh Pandey.

Travelling at a high speed, their car overturned after hitting the divider and Taneja was thrown out of the vehicle while Gangwani sustained serious injuries as she was crushed under the car. She was pulled out from under the car and taken to the Prayag Hospital in Sector-44 where she was declared dead. Her body has been sent for autopsy and the police refused to comment on the possibility of foul play. “Any such possibility can only be commented upon after the post-mortem report,” Pandey said.

The accident disrupted the traffic. The car was later moved with the help of a crane.