2-Day Police Custody For Father Of Pune Teen Who Killed 2 With Porsche

The father of the Pune teenager who rammed a Porsche into two techies, killing them on the spot, has been remanded in police custody for two days. The realtor had been arrested on Tuesday from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, where he had allegedly gone to evade the cops. 

The accident took place around 2.15 am on Sunday, when the 17-year-old, who had been drinking with his friends in two pubs in Pune to celebrate his Class 12 results, knocked down the two 24-year-old IT professionals in the Kalyani Nagar area. Aneesh Awadhiya, who was riding the bike was sent flying and hit a parked car, while Ashwini Koshta – who was riding pillion – was flung 20 feet into the air. Both of them died on the spot. 

At 17 years and 8 months old, the teenager was four months short of the legal age for driving and more than seven years younger than Maharashtra’s legal age for drinking. 

The father had been charged under Sections 75 (wilful neglect of a child, or exposing a child to mental or physical illnesses) and 77 (supplying a child with intoxicating liquor or drugs) of the Juvenile Justice Act. 

Presenting the prominent builder before the Pune sessions court on Wednesday, the police sought his custody for seven days. They said he was in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and it is suspected that he may have hidden evidence, or there would have been no reason for him to hide there. 

Pointing out that the car hadn’t been registered despite being purchased in March, the police’s lawyer also asked why that had not been done. 

The government’s counsel argued that the boy’s father was arrested because he gave him the car knowing that he did not have a driving licence and was going to a pub. 

“The car given to the boy was without a number plate. We need to get the documents of the car and details of the debit/credit card given to the child are also needed,” the lawyer told the court.