Two days after a speeding Porsche driven by an apparently inebriated 17-year-old boy overturned his motorcycle and killed two young software engineers, police on Tuesday said the minor’s father, a prominent real estate agent in Pune, was arrested. He has been charged under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly allowing his underage son to drink and drive.
Police also invoked provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act that allow minors to drive without a license.
Police also arrested four more people associated with the two restaurants for allegedly serving alcohol to minors and their friends early Sunday morning, hours before the crash. The district administration sealed two establishments – Black and Kosi – in Koregaon Park after the excise department found violations during inspection.
Pune City Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar told The Indian Express that the minor’s father, who was on the run after being arrested under the Juvenile Justice Act, was taken into custody at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and arrested after being brought back to the city. said that it was done. He is scheduled to be sentenced in court on Wednesday.
Police arrested four more people on the same charges. The suspects are Naman Butada (25), the owner of Kosi Restaurant, and his manager Sachin Katkar (35). and two managers of Blak restaurant, Sandip Sangare (34) and Jayesh Bhonkar. The court remanded Mr. Naman, Mr. Katkar and Mr. Sangare in police custody for three days. Naman’s father, Prahad Butada, 58, has also been named as a suspect and has been asked by police to join the investigation.
Police investigation revealed that the underage suspect and his friends went to two restaurants and consumed alcohol between 9:30pm on Saturday and 1am on Sunday.
Hours later, a speeding Porsche driven by a minor knocked down a motorcycle in Yerwada area, killing two engineers, Aneesh Awadhya and Ashwani Koshta, who were working in Pune’s Kayani Nagar area.
Police Commissioner Kumar said, “We are yet to receive the blood report…” However, the defendant’s CCTV footage and online payment receipts clearly show that he consumed alcohol. ”
“The driver was in an inebriated state and was driving at a very high speed on a very narrow road,” Kumar said at a press conference. This is a heinous crime, which is why we have applied to have him tried as an adult. ”
“We have submitted another application to have the boy transferred to a juvenile detention center pending the determination of the first application. Unfortunately both applications were rejected,” he said. “We are challenging the court’s decision in district court and seeking legal remedies. Our position is to try this juvenile as an adult.”
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Date first uploaded: 21 May 2024 23:49 IST
