India | Two killed as Porsche hits bike, court orders minor driver to write essay on accident

In a reckless hit-and-run case on Sunday (May 19) morning, a Porsche with no license plate slammed into a motorcycle at Kalyani Nagar junction, Yerwada in Pune killing two young riders in the western Indian city.

Police identified the deceased as 24-year-old Aneesh Awadhiya and 24-year-old Ashwini Koshta, both IT engineers hailing from the central state of Madhya Pradesh and were residing in Pune.

Akib Mulla, a friend of the deceased, lodged the first information report (FIR) in this case at the Yerwada police station.

Following the complaint, police detained a minor boy, aged 17 and a half years, who was allegedly driving the car.

A probe is underway to confirm whether the minor was driving under the influence of alcohol.

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 Cod and the Motor Vehicle Act against him."

The police commissioner further added, “actions are being taken against the minor's father under Section 75 and the bar that served them liquor under Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act.”

The investigation revealed the teenager boy had recently passed his Class 12 exams and had gone out for a party with his friends.

The group went to a bar and a pub in Mundhwa area, where he was suspected to have consumed liquor.

As per the police’s investigation, the boy was driving the Porsche car at a high speed and he allegedly lost control and the car rammed a motorcycle.

Notably, the video of the accident went viral on social media.

A police team arrived at the spot and detained the minor driver for investigation.

However the police produced the accused boy before the holiday court in Pune on Sunday afternoon and asked for his custody, but the court refused and granted bail to the accused, informed additional commissioner of police Manoj Patil.

Defence attorney Prashant Patil said the court granted his client bail with specific conditions. These included working alongside the Yerwada traffic police for 15 days and writing a reflective essay on the accident.

(With inputs from agencies)