Pune, May 21: Two people were killed after a Porsche car driven by a 17-and-a-half-year-old allegedly crashed into their motorcycle in the Yerwada area of Pune in the wee hours of Sunday. The Pune police have arrested the boy; believed to be from the family of a prominent Pune realtor. The Pune police identified the deceased as Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, both software engineers hailing from Madhya Pradesh and were working.
Amitesh Kumar, the Commissioner of Pune City police, mentioned that the accused has been charged with culpable homicide under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He also stated that the father of the accused and the bar that served the accused liquor are facing legal action under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
They are investigating whether he was driving under the influence of alcohol and have taken his blood samples for testing. The police are also looking into the details of the Porsche car and why it didn’t have a registration number plate.
The police investigation revealed that the accused, who had recently passed his Class 12 board exams, went out to party with his friends at a bar and a pub in the Mundhwa area, where he was suspected to have had some drinks. After that, he drove home in a Porsche at high speed and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into the motorcycle ridden by Awadhiya at the Kalyani Nagar junction around 2:30 am. The impact was so severe that Awadhiya and Koshta, who were riding on the back, fell onto the road and tragically passed away.
A video of the accident went viral on social media, and it’s said that local residents confronted the accused and gave him a thrashing. Upon receiving the information, the police arrived at the scene and took the accused into custody for questioning. According to the police, the pubs that the deceased and the accused visited had closed by 1:30 am. The law prohibits the serving of alcohol to minors.
The tragic incident in Pune is a stark reminder of the dangers of drunk driving and underage drinking. Drunk driving is a significant problem worldwide, and it often leads to fatal accidents. Despite legal restrictions, many young people find ways to access alcoholic drinks, often with devastating consequences. This problem is compounded by a culture that sometimes glamorizes alcohol consumption among teenagers and young adults.
While there is a need for comprehensive education programs that inform young people about the dangers of alcohol consumption and impaired driving, the root cause cannot be solved unless we have a complete ban on alcohol.
