2 killed as Porsche hits bike in Pune: Minor driver told to write essay on mishap by court

A speeding Porsche car without number plates knocked down a motorcycle, killing two youngsters at Kalyani Nagar junction in Yerwada in the early hours of Sunday.

 

Police identified the deceased as Aneesh Awadhiya (24) and Ashwini Koshta (24), both IT engineers hailing from Madhya Pradesh and currently residing in Pune. Awadhiya’s friend Akib Mulla (24) lodged the first information report (FIR) in this case at the Yerwada police station.

 

Police detained a minor boy, aged 17 and a half years, who was allegedly driving the car. A probe was underway to confirm whether he was driving under the influence of alcohol. His blood samples were taken for medical examination. Police sources said the accused is from a prominent Pune realtor’s family.

 

Amitesh Kumar, Commissioner of Pune city police, said the accused in this case was a minor and booked for culpable homicide as per provisions of Section 304 the Indian Penal Code. Police have also involved other sections of the IPC and the Motor Vehicle Act against him.

 

“The father of the accused and the bar which served liquor to the juvenile/accused are being proceeded against under Section 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act,” the police commissioner said.

 

A probe revealed the accused boy had recently passed his Class 12 exams and had gone out for a party with his friends. They went to a bar and a pub in Mundhwa area, where he was suspected to have consumed liquor. After this, he headed home in his car.

 

 

 

Police said the boy was driving the Porsche car at a high speed. He allegedly lost control and the car rammed a motorcycle at Kalyani Nagar junction around 2.30 am. The impact was so severe that the motorcycle rider Aneesh and his friend Ashwini sitting behind him fell on the road and died. A video of the accident went viral on social media. Sources said that local residents thrashed the driver.

 

After receiving information, a police team arrived at the spot and detained the driver for investigation. Police said Aneesh, a resident of the Airport area, and Ashwini, who stayed in Kharadi, were out for a party with their friends in Kalyani nagar when the accident took place.

 

A senior police officer said the two victims had been working at an IT company in pune, but Ashwini had quit the job and was looking for a new job. After the party, they left the pub and had a conversation with some friends for some time. The Atwo then left the spot to go home on a motorcycle, but were hit by the Porsche car.

 

Police said they have confirmed that the pubs the deceased and accused visited had closed in time at 1.30 pm. However, it is illegal for minors to be served alcohol. Police said a probe was on to find out details of the Porsche car and why it had no number plates.

 

Police produced the accused boy before the holiday court in Pune on Sunday afternoon. Police sought his custody and permission to try the accused as an adult, but the court refused and granted bail to the accused, said additional commissioner of police Manoj Patil.

 

Defence lawyer sdvocate Prashan Patil said the court granted bail to his client (the minor boy) under certain conditions. When asked about the bail conditions, Patil said the court told the accused to “work with traffic police of Yerwada for 15 days” and “write an essay on accident”.

 

As per the bail conditions, the accused has been directed to undergo treatment from a doctor that can help him quit drinking and “take psychiatric counselling” and submit the report to the court, advocate Patil said.

 

“We have complete faith in the investigation and shall continue to cooperate with the police agencies. My client is duty bound to follow the stringent conditions of the Honourable Court. We shall continue to attend the proceedings and wait for the outcome of the investigation,” said advocate Patil.