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Pune: Police file case against father of 17-year-old minor who killed two persons while driving Porsche 

| @indiablooms | May 20, 2024, at 11:38 pm

Police have filed a case against the father of the 17-year-old boy who killed two people while driving a luxury Porsche car at high speed in Pune, media reports said.

Police have filed a case against the father of the 17-year-old boy who killed two people while driving a luxury Porsche car at high speed in Pune, media reports said.

He was reportedly under the influence of alcohol.

The pub where the minor boy was served alcohol also faces a police case, sources told NDTV.

The father and the pub face charges under Section 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Indian news channel reported.

Meanwhile, 15 hours after the tragedy occurred in Pune, the main accused, the 17-year-old minor was granted bail.

According to reports, the court reportedly set conditions for him like working with traffic police in Yerwada for 15 days, write an essay on accidents, undergo treatment for his drinking habit and take counselling sessions for his bail to be granted.

What happened on Sunday night?

A man and a woman, riding a motorbike, were killed when the car, driven by a 17-year-old, hit their vehicle in Pune's Kalyani Nagar in the wee hours of Sunday.

The accident happened at 3:15 am when Anish Awadiya and Ashwini Costa were returning home with friends on motorcycles after partying at a club, according to the police, reported NDTV.

The two riders were flung into the air under the impact of the crash, causing them to land on another car. They died instantly. After hitting them, the car crashed into the pavement and came to a halt, said the report.

According to media reports, the minor accused is the son of a renowned builder in Pune.

Videos on social media showed a group of people thrashing the minor as he tried to come out of his mangled car.

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