Pune:
A 17-year-old running over two techies in Pune while driving a Porsche has become the talk of the town, with new details about the accident emerging every day. The boy allegedly spent Rs 48,000 at a pub just hours before the accident on May 19.
Here are the latest updates on the case:
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The Juvenile Justice Board is currently hearing arguments on whether or not the 17-year-old can be tried as an adult in the case. The Pune Police made the request claiming that the boy was fully aware that drink driving could have serious repercussions.
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The boy was been in the meanwhile sent to a remand home till June 5, after initially being granted bail by the court on the condition that he write an essay on ‘drink driving’.
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Police revealed that the boy, and two of his friends who were in the luxury car, had visited a pub in Pune where they spent nearly Rs 48,000.
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The speeding Porsche crashed into a bike, killing two software engineers in the early hours of Sunday.
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The 24-year-old engineers – Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta – belonged to Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and had come to Pune with the hopes of building a career.
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Following an outcry over quick bail and the police’s review plea, the JJB on Wednesday remanded the teen to the observation home till June 5.
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The police have also arrested the teenager’s father in connection with the case.
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A rap song has gone viral on social media claiming that it is the 17-year-old accused soon after the accident. But police and the boy’s mother have stated that the video, a song where the singer is boasting about how he got away with the accident, is fake.
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“The video which is being circulated is not of my son. That is a fake video. My son is in the detention centre,” says the teen’s mother in her message.
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The police are also investigating potential lapses in protocol in the hours following the incident, including possible preferential treatment for the son of a prominent city builder. The allegations include underplaying the horrific nature of the incident in the first write-ups and delaying a medical examination, which should have been done immediately to establish the boy’s blood alcohol level.
