In the wake of the Pune Porsche crash, the issues of underage drinking and drunk driving have shot to the front in major discussions. 

The accident case saw a 17-year-old boy, driving under the influence, hitting and killing two IT engineers with his car. CCTV footage from the pub where the minor was served alcohol also surfaced in the midst of the chaos surrounding the case. This helped debunk the claims saying the accused minor was sober.

Following the incident, clubs and pubs faced significant online backlash for serving alcohol to minors. As a result, establishments in Maharashtra are now reportedly being more cautious about whom they serve alcohol to.

The legal drinking age in Maharashtra is 25 years.

Kids not allowed

Now that many clubs in Pune are being careful, there has been a drop in the usual crowd. 

Chirag Barjatya, a fitness influencer and entrepreneur, took to X to show the state of such establishments. 

“Pune clubs are empty. The crowd that used to party the most (high school kids and college kids) are not even being allowed to enter. They have stopped serving alcohol in the clubs except near the bar area. Even 40-50 years old people are being asked to show IDs for entry,” his post read.

Attached to his post are two videos showing empty court and a deserted ‘Social’ outlet. 

‘RIP situation!’ Barjatya wrote posting a video of Social.

Showing visuals from one of the most famous clubs in Pune, he wrote, “One of the most famous clubs of Pune on Saturday brunch. Empty!! In the usual (non strict) era, you won’t even get a space to stand here. How are they going to pay rent this month?”

His posts garnered the attention of hundreds of users. One of them asked if prior to this situation, most of the pub visitors were underage. To this question,  Barjatya wrote, “Of course”.

“Such a heartening visual! If one needs to drink, they should have their identity card along. Because after they go wild they would need to be identified as well,” wrote a commenter.

Many people could be seen backing the strictness and wished it would last. Meanwhile, some remained skeptical and said things will go back to normal soon.