Pune Porsche Crash: Back-to-Back Arrests Follow Teen's Quick Bail, Crime Branch Takes Over

Mumbai: Pune Police on Tuesday arrested far of a 17-year-old boy who was involved in a fatal car accident that resulted in deaths of two techies. teen's far, Vishal Agarwal, was arrested from Sambhajinagar area of Maharashtra's Aurangab based on a case registered against him on Monday. Meanwhile, Pune Police's crime branch has also arrested manr and owners of pub – Prahl Bhuta, Sachin Katkar and Sandeep Sangle from Koregaon Park area of city. A case was registered against this accused in Pune Police for serving alcohol to a mir.

Police h registered a case against teenr's far, a real estate developer, under sections 75 and 77 of Juvenile Justice Act, and against owners and staff members of bar establishment for serving alcohol to an under person. probe in se cases has been transferred to crime branch, an official earlier said.

Section 75 deals with "willful neglect of a child, or exposing a child to mental or physical illnesses," while section 77 deals with supplying a child with intoxicating liquor or drugs.

According to FIR lodged in connection with incident, man, despite kwing his son did t have a valid driving license, gave him car, thus endangering latter's life, and allowed him to party even as far knew that he consumes liquor.

Maharashtra CM directs for strict action

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Home Minister Devendra Fnavis have instructed for stringent action in case. Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said, " chief minister, deputy chief minister and home minister (Fnavis), and (Pune) guardian minister (Deputy CM Ajit Pawar) have given clear instructions to police to take stringent action in this case. state Director General of Police has also instructed for strong action."

He dressed public's concerns that police were t taking equate action in case. Kumar affirmed that both government and police were committed to take stringent measures against those responsible for incident.

On allegations of "preferential treatment" being given to juvenile while in custody after incident, Kumar said stringent action will be taken against police personnel if y are found to be aiding teenr directly or indirectly.

Accused Granted Bail Within Hours

juvenile accused who was arrested was granted bail by Juvenile Justice Board within 15 hours of incident, imposing several conditions, which include, accused should work with traffic police of Yerawa for 15 days, accused should write an essay on accident, should get treatment from concerned doctor to help him quit drinking and should take psychiatric counselling and submit report.

teen who was allegedly driving car was produced before Juvenile Justice Board which granted him bail. It also directed him to visit Regional Transport Office and study all rules and regulations, and submit a presentation to Board within 15 days. " CCL (Child in Conflict with Law) will write an essay of 300 words on topic of ro accidents and ir solutions," order re.

board also directed youth to assist RTO officers for 15 days and submit a report. He should be referred to an alcohol de-diction centre for counselling, it said.

fatal accident took place on early Sunday morning. Juvenile Justice Board's decision to grant youngster bail on same day while asking him to write an essay on ro accidents has drawn criticism. 

However, Pune Police said y will seek a higher court's permission to try as an ult a 17-year-old boy whose car allegedly kcked down and killed two persons in Kalyani Nagar area.

"On Sunday itself we h moved an application before court (board) seeking permission to try juvenile as an ult and send him to an observation home as crime is heius, but plea was rejected. We are w approaching sessions court with same plea," said Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar.

His blood report was yet to be received but preliminary probe showed that juvenile was drunk at time of accident, he said.

youngster, son of a real estate developer, was drunk at time of accident, police claimed on Monday. A case has been registered against him under section 304 (culpable homicide t amounting to murder ) of Indian Penal Code and sections of Motor Vehicles Act.

A group of friends were returning on motorbikes around 3.15 am on Sunday after a party when a speeding luxury car hit one of motorcycles at Kalyani Nagar junction. two riders -- Anis Awhiya and Ashwini Costa -- died of ir injuries.

" CCTV foot of bar clearly shows that juvenile was consuming alcohol. re is doubt that juvenile was driving car after consuming alcohol. We will be submitting all se facts to court," commissioner Kumar said.

Stating that police will take appropriate action irrespective of which "ecomic strata" accused belongs to, CP Kumar affirmed that y are handling case with “full transparency.”

juvenile's far and bar that served him liquor face charges under Sections 75 and 77 of Juvenile Justice Act, said city police in Pune.