Two IT professionals had been mowed to loss of life by a teen driving a Porsche; the Pune City Police on Thursday questioned the 17-year-old’s grandfather in reference to the horrific hit-and-run incident.
The minor ploughed his swanky race automobile into the 2 IT professionals, who had been travelling on a motorcycle, killing them on the spot. A forensic group examined the Porsche automobile concerned within the accident, an official stated.
“A team today conducted the examination of the car, which is in the possession of the Yerawada police station. We have already carried out the forensic examination of the spot and now the car has also been examined. The technical aspects such as GPS, the cameras around the car were examined,” stated one other senior police officer, who’s at the moment monitoring the investigation.
Probe Continues With Grandfather, Father
“Since the luxury car is in the name of the realty firm owned by the Agarwals, the grandfather of the minor, who is one of the owners of the firm, was questioned in regards to the ownership of the car,” he stated.
The Mumbai Crime Branch, which is probing the hit-and-run case, summoned the grandfather of the accused teen in a bid to grill him collectively with the latter’s father, a police officer added. The sleuths additionally summoned the accused teen’s driver and buddy to piece collectively the sequence of occasions on the evening earlier than the hit-and-run incident, the officer knowledgeable. According to senior officers, all 4 had been grilled in unison by an officer of DCP rank.
What Did The Driver Say?
Officials within the Crime Branch confirmed that the police had been bidding to make the driving force a witness within the case, as on the evening of the incident, after the accused left the bar after a binging session with mates, the latter had requested the teenager to take the passenger seat and let him drive.
However, the juvenile known as his father, who later rang up the driving force, asking him to let his son drive the Porsche.
Authorities Sieze Minor’s Father’s Phone
The sleuths additionally confirmed to have seized the cell phone of the accused teen’s father, including that they had been within the means of checking his name particulars. After the questioning on Thursday, the police requested the juvenile’s grandparent to seem for questioning once more earlier than the Crime Branch.
Intense Grilling Underway For Bar Owners, Manager
The teen’s father, the bar homeowners in addition to the supervisor, who’re at the moment in police custody, had been being subjected to intense grilling earlier than the time period of their custody expires on Friday. They are to be produced earlier than a court docket, which might determine on an extension of custody for leads within the case.
Juvenile Justice Act To Be Reviewed?
Meanwhile, BJP chief and Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni posted on X saying that the accident confirmed the Juvenile Justice Act must be reviewed as so-called minors like this boy are utilizing the regulation to get away with critical crimes.
The lawyer standing for Vedant Agarwal is arguing that melancholy led to the accident and whether or not Vedant is an grownup or not might be determined after 90 days. This is exactly why juvenile legal guidelines should be reviewed. So known as “Minors” like Vedant are utilizing them to get away with… pic.twitter.com/TxKDV6PL74
— Dr. Medha Kulkarni (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Medha_kulkarni) May 23, 2024
Two younger IT professionals from Madhya Pradesh, recognized as Ashwini Koshta and Aneesh Awadhia, had been killed after the teenager gored his Porsche into them in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar on the evening of May 19.
