Teenager behind Porsche crash in Pune had also driven illegally a day earlier: cops

New Delhi:

On May 19, when a 17-year-old son of a prominent real estate agent in Pune rammed his Porsche into two technicians in their twenties – killing them instantly – it was not the first time that he was driving a car illegally.

A video was released the day before the horrific tragedy, showing the teenager exiting the driver's side of a car while attending a university event. The video shows the boy getting out of the car, accompanied by a friend who appeared to be in the passenger seat, while three girls appear to be waiting for them in the foreground.

The girls are joined by three other boys and the teenager and his friend approach them and greet them before entering the building.

Police sources confirmed that the teenager was driving a car on the day of the university event. A few hours later, he went partying – in a Rs 2.5 crore Porsche – with his friends to celebrate his Class 12 results (in Maharashtra, Class 11 and 12 students attend the so-called a middle-school). They went to two pubs and drank illegally, and he ran up a bill of Rs 48,000 at one of them.

The teenager then got into the Porsche along with two of his friends and rammed the scooter in Kalyani Nagar, Pune, at a speed of at least 150 kmph, killing two IT professionals of 24 years on the spot. years. Aneesh Awadhiya, who was riding the bike, was thrown into the air and hit a parked car, while Ashwini Koshta, who was riding a passenger, was thrown 20 feet in the air.

On Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the law was equal to all and no one would be spared.

Responding to a question on the alleged preferential treatment given to the 17-year-old son of a prominent Pune builder, Mr Shinde said in Hindi: “I have been in touch with the Pune Police Commissioner since day one. Starting with this, no matter how influential the person is, there should be no discrimination. No matter how rich or poor a person is, the law is equal for all and no one will be spared. I ordered strict action.

“Both the deceased are also someone's children. Strict action will be taken against all the culprits in this case. Their antecedents will also be checked. I have personally told the Commissioner of Police not to spare anyone, that it is a doctor or someone else,” the chief minister said.

Mr Shinde was referring to the arrest of Dr Ajay Tawade and Dr Hari Harnor of Sasoon Hospital by the Pune crime branch for allegedly replacing the teenager's blood samples with those of a doctor to ensure that no alcohol was detected there. A peon, Atul Ghatkamble, who acted as a middleman and allegedly collected the ₹3 lakh bribe meant for the two doctors in the realtor's family, was also arrested.

The Shiv Sena leader's remarks come after Congress' Maharashtra unit president Nana Patole claimed that an MLA's son was also involved in the accident and the lawmaker took part in the cover-up.

Although the Congress leader did not name the lawmaker, Sunil Tingre – the PCN (Ajit Pawar faction) MP from Vadgaonsheri – visited the Yerwada police station, where the teenager was taken after the accident, in the early hours of the day. May 19.

The boy will be placed in a remand center until June 5. His father and grandfather are in police custody.