The father of a 17-year-old boy, who was driving a Porsche that crashed into a bike and killed two people in Pune earlier on Sunday, was arrested from Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar area. According to police reports, a luxury Porsche, driven by the 17-year-old, collided with a motorcycle, instantly killing Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa. The crash, captured on CCTV, revealed the car travelling at an estimated speed of 200 kmph in a narrow lane.
The boy was celebrating his Class 12 results at a local pub, where he was reportedly consuming alcohol before the accident.
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The aftermath of the incident has been marked by intense public outcry, particularly following the Juvenile Justice Board’s decision to grant the minor bail just 15 hours after his detention.
The board also imposed a series of rehabilitative conditions, including mandatory counselling, a de-addiction program, and a 300-word essay on road safety. This decision was widely criticised.
In response to the bail decision, Pune police have filed an application with the sessions court to try the juvenile as an adult. This move is grounded in the belief that the crime’s gravity warrants harsher judicial scrutiny. “We have taken yesterday’s incident seriously. We have taken action under section 304 of IPC, which is a non-bailable section as it was a heinous crime,” Pune Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said, NDTV reported.
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According to NDTV, while awaiting a decision from the sessions court, Pune Police have arrested the boy’s father, a Pune realtor, under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act. These sections pertain to willful neglect of a child and providing intoxicating substances to a minor, respectively.
Additionally, the police have initiated legal action against the pub where liquor was served to a minor, as the legal age of drinking in Maharashtra is 25.