Pune Police has filed a case against the father of a 17-year-old boy who was behind the wheels of a speeding Porsche car that rammed into a motor cycle, killing two people in the early morning on Sunday.
A separate case has been filed against the bar that allegedly served liquor to the minor boy.
The cases were filed under Sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act. As per section 75, a person with actual control or charge of a child can be punished if he assaults, abandons or neglects the child wilfully, and abuses him, causing mental or physical illness. Section 77 pertains to giving liquor or drugs to a child.
Meanwhile, the police said they will move a higher court seeking permission to try the accused as an adult. On Sunday, the Juvenile Justice Board had granted bail to the youngster within just 15 hours of his arrest, drawing criticism from various quarters.
According to the boy’s lawyer, he was granted bail on certain conditions—he has to work with traffic police in Yerwada for 15 days, write an essay on accidents, undergo treatment for his drinking habit and take counselling sessions.
Police said the youngster, son of a real estate developer, was drunk at the time of the accident. A case has been registered against him under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder ) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.
The accident took place around 3.15 am on Sunday in Kalyani Nagar when the luxury car, reportedly at a speed of over 200 km per hour, hit the bike and crashed into the roadside pavement railings.
The bike riders were flung into the air and fell hard, resulting in fatal injuries. Both of them died on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta—both engineers from Madhya Pradesh working in Pune. They were returning home along with other friends after a party at a restaurant in the area.