Pune car accident: Father of teen, owner and manager of bar arrested

The father of the 17-year-old boy involved in a fatal car accident that killed two people has been arrested by Pune Police from Maharashtra's Aurangabad. Additionally, the owners of a couple of bars where the minor was served alcohol have also been arrested. 

Teen’s father, a real estate developer, Vishal Agrawal, was on the run. The Pune Police formed several teams for further probe, and he was arrested early on Tuesday morning from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar area.

Fatal car accident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area. According to police reports, a luxury Porsche, driven by the 17-year-old, collided with a motorcycle, instantly killing Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta. The crash, captured on CCTV, revealed the car travelling at an estimated speed of 200 kmph in a narrow lane.

The case has now been transferred to Pune Police's crime branch. While awaiting a decision from the sessions court, Pune police have charged the boy's father under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act. These sections pertain to willful neglect of a child and providing intoxicating substances to a minor, respectively. 

Meanwhile, the uncle of one of the victims slammed the Maharashtra Police for inaction. Akhilesh Awadhiya, uncle of Aneesh Awadhiya, said the bail conditions imposed on the accused teenager were ridiculous and called the minor a "human bomb". "According to the new act, the punishment should be seven years. Bail conditions are ridiculous. They are even taught to students of Class 5. He was driving a car worth Rs 3 crore. Just because he is the son of a business tycoon, he was released," Akhilesh Awadhiya added.