Teen Driver's Fatal Crash in Pune: Father and Bar Owners Arrested for Serving Alcohol to Minor

 

The father of a 17-year-old child involved in a deadly automobile accident in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, that lost two lives, has been taken into custody by the Pune police. Two establishments where alcohol was given to the kid have also had their owners arrested. The incident happened early on Sunday in Pune's Kalyani Nagar neighbourhood. Anees Avadhiya and Ashwini Kosta died instantly after their expensive Porsche, driven by a 17-year-old, collided with a motorcycle, according to police reports. CCTV footage from the collision showed the automobile speeding in a small lane at about 200 km/h. The Pune police's crime branch has now been given the case.

 

Punepolice have filed charges against the boy's father under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act while they await the Sessions Court's ruling. These sections deal with giving intoxicating substances to a juvenile and deliberate neglect of a child, respectively. Around 2:15 AM, an IT engineer named Anees Avadhiya and his partner Ashwini Kosta were riding back from a party when their bike was struck from behind by a speeding Porsche. They both passed away instantly.

 

The young driver of the vehicle was celebrating his 12th-grade results at a nearby pub, where he was observed drinking prior to the collision, according to Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar. It is against the law to provide him alcohol in Maharashtra because the legal drinking age is 25. As a result, the proprietors of the establishment are also accused of giving alcohol to a juvenile.

 

The incident has drawn a great deal of public outrage, especially after the juvenile was given bail by the Juvenile Justice Board only 15 hours after he was taken into custody. The juvenile was also given several rehabilitation requirements, such as writing a 300-word essay on road safety, mandatory counseling, and participation in a de-addiction program. The disaster was severe, therefore this lax approach has drawn a lot of criticism.

 

Pune police, believing that the seriousness of the offence demands a strict judicial scrutiny, have applied to the Sessions Court to trial the youngster as an adult in reaction to the bail decision. "We have taken yesterday's incident very seriously," Commissioner Kumar said. Since it was a horrible act, we have proceeded under Section 304 of the IPC, which does not allow for bail."

 

In addition, the tavern where the kid was seen drinking has been sued by the police. Due of their involvement in giving the kid alcohol, which led to the sad events that followed, the owners are facing criminal accusations.