Pune car accident case: Court sends three accused to police custody till May 24
car accident case to police custody till May 24 on Tuesday.
The Porsche car allegedly driven by the 17-year-old, who the police claim was drunk at the time, knocked down two motorbike riders in Kalyani Nagar area in Maharashtra's Pune city in the early hours of Sunday, causing their death, reported PTI, citing officials.
According to police reports, the teenager allegedly lost control of the vehicle, leading to the fatal accident. The victims were identified as motorbike riders who succumbed to their injuries on the spot. The juvenile's father, a real estate developer, has been detained.
«We have detained the teenager's father from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and he is being brought to Pune and will be arrested in the case registered against him,» PTI quoted Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar as saying.
Besides, the Pune police have arrested Cosie restaurant owner Pralhad Bhutda and manager Sachin Katkar and Hotel Blak manager Sandip Sangle for allegedly serving alcohol to the juvenile, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shailesh Balkawade said.
On the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, the accused juvenile along with his friends went to the two establishments between 9.30 pm and 1 am and allegedly consumed liquor, according to police.
«The CCTV footage of the bar clearly shows that the juvenile was consuming alcohol. There is no doubt that the juvenile was driving the car after consuming alcohol. We will be submitting all these facts to the court,» police commissioner Kumar earlier said.
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