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 A representative picture of Porsche Taycan, the car model driven by Vedant at the time | |
| Date | 19 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:30 AM IST |
| Location | Kalyani Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Cause | Drunk driving, overspeeding |
| Outcome | Arrests and ongoing legal proceedings |
| Deaths | Anish Awadhiya, Ashwini Koshta |
| Accused | Vedant Agarwal |
On 19 May 2024, Vedant Agarwal, aged 17 years, killed two motorbike riders in an automobile collision in the Kalyani Nagar neighborhood of Pune, Maharashtra, India. The deceased, Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, were both IT professionals and residents of Madhya Pradesh. Media reports emphasised that Agarwal was driving an unregistered Porsche Taycan, considered a luxury vehicle, and that he had purchased and consumed alcohol before the incident.[1]
Agarwal's father brought Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member Sunil Tingre to the police station.[2] Thereafter, the police gave Agarwal preferential treatment, including delaying the test of his blood alcohol content.[2] The Juvenile Justice Board gave the accused minor bail within hours of the deaths of two people, creating a nation-wide controversy regarding the derailment of justice.[3]
The 50-year-old father was taken into custody[4] and questioned about the blood sample swap. The juvenile's 77-year-old grandfather is accused of abducting the driver who was present at the time of the accident and forcing him to take the blame.[5]
The juvenile, who is currently in an observation home until June 5,[needs update] was questioned about his activities before the accident and the events at Sassoon Hospital but gave vague answers. Investigation revealed that the minor’s blood sample was swapped with his mother’s, implicating both parents and the hospital staff in the conspiracy.[6][7]
- ^ "Killer Porsche was on Pune's streets without registration since March". The Times of India. 21 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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- ^ Dama, Paras Harendra (21 May 2024). "Crime Branch To Probe Pune Porsche Crash, Teen Driver's Father Arrested". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Pune Porsche crash case: Mercedes used for driver's abduction seized by Police Crime Branch". The Economic Times. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (1 June 2024). "Pune Porsche Crash Case: Accused Minor's Mother Who Gave Her Blood Samples To Swap With Son's". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Mutha, Snehal (1 June 2024). "Pune Porsche car crash: mother of minor accused held for 'tampering with evidence'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2024.