Pune Porche Accident- Builder's minor son kills a couple with his speeding Porche in Pune
The accused is a juvenile and son of a renowned builder in the city was driving the Porche under influence of alcohol
New Delhi, May 20
A 17-year-old boy driving a Porche in an inebriated state killed a couple in Pune after ramming his speeding car with their bike.
The accused is a juvenile and son of a renowned builder in the city. The minor and two others who were in the Porsche were taken into police custody.
The victims were identified as Anis Dudhiya and his wife Ashwini Costa, who belonged to Rajasthan.
The police stated that the incident took place in Pune's Koregaon Park when a group of friends were returning home on their motorbikes after a party at a pub in Kalyani Nagar. When they arrived at Kalyani Nagar junction, the minor driving a Porsche hit one of the motorcycles, following which its two riders fell from the vehicle and died on the spot. After knocking down the duo, the car crashed into the roadside pavement railings.
A video surfaced on social media wherein a group of people were seen thrashing the driver as he tried to come out of the crashed car.
The police registered a case under Section Section 279 (rash driving on public way), Section 304(a) (causing death by negligence), Section 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), Section 427 (committing mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Amitesh Kumar, Commissioner, Pune City Police told media that a case was filed against the father of the accused and the bar which served liquor to the minor under Sections 75 (punishment for cruelty to child) and 77 (serving liquor/drug/tobacco products to child) of the Juvenile Justice Act.
However, the minor was granted bail by a district court within 14 hours of his detention. The bail was granted as the court did not find the crime committed by the juvenile to be serious, added police.
