Pune Porsche Accident: Juvenile Board Cancels Accused Teen's Bail, Remanded to Observation Home Till June 5

The Pune Juvenile Court on Wednesday canceled the bail of a 17-year-old accused who rammed his Porsche into a motorcycle, resulting in the death of two young techies in Pune. The Juvenile Justice Board has remanded the minor to a rehabilitation home/observation home until June 5. This decision follows a public outcry over the court's previous order granting the accused bail within 15 hours under the Juvenile Justice Act with lenient conditions, including 15 days of community service with the Yerwada traffic police, writing a 300-word reflective essay on the accident and its consequences, and undergoing psychiatric counseling. Additionally, the accused, who was under the influence of alcohol, was asked to seek medical help to quit drinking.

Pune Car Accident Case | The Juvenile Justice Board remanded the minor accused to a Rehabilitation/Observation home till 5th June: Pune Police Officials

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Earlier in the day, a Pune court sent the father of the accused to two days of police custody until May 24. The father, a prominent builder, faces charges of giving his son the high-end car to drive despite knowing that the latter did not have a driving license, was not trained to drive the car, and had consumed alcohol. The builder was detained from a lodge in Sambhajinagar, while his driver and associate were picked up from a hotel. The builder attempted to outsmart the cops after fleeing the city by sending one of his vehicles towards Mumbai and another to Goa. He borrowed a vehicle from an associate, but it had a GPS tracker fitted.

The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday when the Porsche Taycan, driven by the 17-year-old at 160 km/h at the time of the crash, rammed into a motorcycle from behind in Kalyaninagar. The collision claimed the lives of Anish Awadhia and Ashwini Kosta, both 24-year-old techies from Madhya Pradesh. Before the accident, the teen and his friends had consumed alcohol at two pubs in the city, Cosie and Blak Mariott. He spent Rs 48,000 in 90 minutes at Cosie, which the group visited at 10:40 p.m. on Saturday. They left for the second pub, Blak Mariott, at 12:10 a.m. after Cosie stopped serving them.

The police also arrested Naman Bhutada (25), the owner of the Cosie pub in Mundhwa, and Sachin Kaatkar (35), a staff member at the establishment. Additionally, Sandip Sangle (35), an assistant restaurant manager at the Blak Mariott pub, also located in Mundhwa, has been taken into custody. The minor driver had reportedly visited these establishments to party with his friends before the accident.