Two IT professionals have been mowed to loss of life by a teen driving a Porsche; the Pune Metropolis 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 automotive into the 2 IT professionals, who have been travelling on a motorbike, killing them on the spot. A forensic group examined the Porsche automotive concerned within the accident, an official stated.
“A group immediately carried out the examination of the automotive, which is within the possession of the Yerawada police station. We have now already carried out the forensic examination of the spot and now the automotive has additionally been examined. The technical points equivalent to GPS, the cameras across the automotive have been examined,” stated one other senior police officer, who’s at present monitoring the investigation.
Probe Continues With Grandfather, Father
“For the reason that luxurious automotive is within the identify of the realty agency owned by the Agarwals, the grandfather of the minor, who is among the house owners of the agency, was questioned regarding the possession of the automotive,” he stated.
The Mumbai Crime Department, 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 good friend to piece collectively the sequence of occasions on the evening earlier than the hit-and-run incident, the officer knowledgeable. In response to senior officers, all 4 have been grilled in unison by an officer of DCP rank.
What Did The Driver Say?
Officers within the Crime Department confirmed that the police have 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 pals, the latter had requested the teenager to take the passenger seat and let him drive.
Nevertheless, 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 Cellphone
The sleuths additionally confirmed to have seized the cell phone of the accused teen’s father, including that they have 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 Department.
Intense Grilling Underway For Bar House owners, Supervisor
The teenager’s father, the bar house owners in addition to the supervisor, who’re at present in police custody, have been being subjected to intense grilling earlier than the time period of their custody expires on Friday. They’re to be produced earlier than a court docket, which might resolve on an extension of custody for leads within the case.
Juvenile Justice Act To Be Reviewed?
In the meantime, 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 legislation to get away with critical crimes.
The lawyer standing for Vedant Agarwal is arguing that despair led to the accident and whether or not Vedant is an grownup or not can be determined after 90 days. That 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) Might 23, 2024
Two younger IT professionals from Madhya Pradesh, recognized as Ashwini Koshta and Aneesh Awadhia, have been killed after the teenager gored his Porsche into them in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar on the evening of Might 19.
