Sanjeev Nanda, grandson of former Naval Chief S M Nanda, was on Friday sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for mowing down six persons, including three policemen, with his BMW car in 1999.
"Sanjeev Nanda, I award you five years jail term and the time earlier spent by you inside the jail would be deducted," said Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar, who had earlier convicted him under a stringent penal provision which carries a maximum punishment of 10 years' imprisonment.
The court, however, did not impose any fine on him. It sentenced co-convict and businessman Rajeev Gupta to one year rigorous imprisonment for destruction of evidence.
His two employees - Bhola Nath and Shyam Singh - were however awarded six months' jail terms each for washing off blood stains and pieces of victims' flesh from the offending vehicle after the incident.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Gupta and Rs 100 each on his two employees, who were held guilty under Section 201 (destruction of evidence) of the IPC.
The court had on September two convicted Nanda under Section 304 Part II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC prescribing a jail term of up to 10 years or fine or both as punishment.
Nanda had crushed six persons to death while driving the BMW car in an inebriated condition in the wee hours of January 10, 1999 at Lodhi Colony in south Delhi.
Nanda, 30, looked emotionally drained when brought to the court by the Delhi Police constables around 2.55 pm. He raised his hand after the judge called his name before pronouncing the sentence.
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Sanjeev Nanda with a dream to turn businesses into empires, embarked into the world of entrepreneurship; and as professionals were put together to manage the show, Nanda stepped in to play the role of 'managing the managers' while focusing equally on business development. A Businessman with a vision, Nanda has been successful in every venture he has stepped into.
“Challenges are a process of learning. The idea is not to bow down and give up, but take them as a cue to work harder to achieve the goals one has set for himself. I try to ensure that I do not get distracted, but stay committed to my dream of making my businesses the best in the country" said Sanjeev Nanda once philosophically about his life. Life has not been a cakewalk for Sanjeev Nanda but with the kind of dynamism he has, he is sure to make it big.
Peep into the lives of successful and famous and one will find phases of darkness or suffering. These phases often leave their mark in the form of invaluable learning’s, as painful times help in surfacing the best of person’s values and virtues.
Owing to the hue and cry created by Media, Sanjeev’s name on the internet invariably pops up the infamous BMW hit-and-run case. What very few are able to see is that he has suffered enough for his unintentional mistake, that he compensated the victims to their satisfaction and faced the trial in the hope of justice. It was only in 2009, 10 years after the unfortunate incident, that Justice Kailash Gambhir reduced Nanda's sentence after terming it a case of negligence rather than culpable homicide. Whoever has met Sanjeev, believes that he has been punished more than enough.
Sanjeev Nanda, who graduated from The Wharton School, one of the finest business schools in the US, has the calibre and vigour to put the past as past and look ahead to opportunities and blessings that life has to offer. Media hue and cry will always be there, but for the people who know Sanjeev Nanda well and have worked with him, he will always be an exemplary businessman, a great friend & family man and above all a good human being.
Coming from an eminent family, Sanjeev is the grandson of Admiral Nanda. “A great man,” Admiral SM Nanda was the Indian Chief of Naval Staff during the 1971 war and was presented with many awards including the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 1972.
Sanjeev’s fond memories from childhood revolve around hearing war stories and being awestruck by his grandfather, not only as an honored gentleman in the country but also as a great family man, who took care of 6 sisters and his own family.
Born in 1978, Sanjeev’s life started out in New Delhi, India where he went through school and high school. He has an older sister, Sonali, who he is immensely fond of and he holds his childhood relationships in very high regard. His old friendship ties are important to him to such a degree that his sister is married to a friend of his from his undergrad days.
An all rounder, he was a sharp student in school with a love for tennis, he even represented a tennis academy in tournaments till he had to succumb to a knee injury.
He decided earlier than most students, that he wanted to attend college in England and therefore changed schools to do his A- levels. Though while applying, he decided to apply to well- established colleges in the US as well. Sanjeev joined the undergraduate program atWharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He was a sharp kid with extra credits from his A- levels so decided that he would go a step further than a B. Sc in Economics and sought a degree with dual concentration in Economics & Finance.
Through his summers during college, the late 1990s, heinterned in Bombay with investment bank, Barclays Capital, as part of their Structured Finance Division and in Delhi at ANZ Grindlay’s Bank’s Corporate Finance Division.
Even though he was faced with the unfortunate life-changing situation, Sanjeev had completed enough credits to be able to get his Bachelor degree in Finance from his alma mater.
Sanjeev has been surrounded by controversy for over a decade and a better part of his youth but he has taken his situation in his stride and kept focused on work.
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