After the Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to the 17-year-old boy just 15 hours after his arrest for driving a Porsche that hit a bike, killing a man and a woman early on Sunday at Kalyani Nagar junction in Yerwada, Ashwini Koshta’s father, one of the victims killed in the accident, demanded stringent legal action against the accused to serve as a deterrent.
“The law should take action against (the accused) according to the constitution and existing laws so that people learn a lesson from this,” Ashwini’s father said, according to ANI.
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Regarding parents who allow minors to drive, he stated, “That is wrong. Until our children came of age, we didn’t let them drive. We could have given them cars, but they should first learn how to drive.”
The father added, “She had studied and was also working there in Pune; she had gone there in December.”
The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday when a luxury car collided with a motorcycle near Kalyani Nagar in Pune, killing Ashwini Koshta and another victim, Aneesh Awadhiya. Ashwini Koshta’s brother shared that she turned 24 in January and had completed her education at a college in Pune. She got a job during the lockdown and had been in Pune for six years. Koshta was a bright student and even ranked among the top students.
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“We were two siblings, and she was younger than me. She had spoken to Dad last, even on the day of the incident, telling him about going to a party for dinner. We received the news that night. Her friends called us from her phone; they knew the password, so they called using her phone, and that’s how we found out. They told us that a speeding car hit them from behind. We were just told that there was an accident, so we immediately rushed out that night. According to the law, there should be a proper investigation, and that’s all we want,” the victim’s brother said, urging for strict action against the accused.
Meanwhile, Pune City Police arrested the bar owner and bar manager who served alcohol to the minor involved in the accident. Earlier today, the police also detained the father of the minor, according to Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar. The father was detained from the Sambhajinagar area in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.
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On Monday, Commissioner Amitesh Kumar mentioned that the police are seeking permission to try the minor as an adult under the Juvenile Justice Act, as the accident, which resulted in two deaths, was a serious crime. The police are taking strict action under section 304 of the IPC, which is non-bailable, due to the severity of the crime. The minor was reportedly driving drunk on the narrow lane.
On May 19, the Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to the minor involved in the accident, as stated by the minor’s lawyer, Prashant Patil. The bail came with several conditions aimed at rehabilitation, including working with Yerawada traffic police for 15 days, writing an essay on the accident, receiving treatment to quit drinking, undergoing psychiatric counseling, and submitting a report.
