Pune car crash: Three men sent to police custody for serving alcohol to minor
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the Juvenile Justice Board that granted bail to the minor took a ‘lenient’ view of the case.
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A Pune court on Tuesday sent three men to police custody till May 24 in connection with a car crash by a minor that killed two persons on Sunday, reported The Times of India.
The police have arrested the owner of Cosie hotel Naman Bhutada, its bar counter manager Sachin Katkar and the club manager of Blak Marriott Club Sachin Sangle, for serving alcohol to the teenager who allegedly crashed the car.
On Tuesday, the police also arrested the father of the minor. However, he is yet to be presented in court for custody, reported Bar and Bench.
On Sunday, a Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to the minor on the condition that he writes an essay on the crash and works with the traffic police for 15 days. Reports about the crash and the bail conditions sparked criticism on social media on Monday.
The police booked the boy’s father, a prominent real estate developer, under the Motor Vehicles Act for letting his son drive a car and under the Juvenile Justice Act for wilful neglect of a minor. The minor was allegedly driving a Porsche car with no number plate under the influence of alcohol.
The 17-year-old has been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
On Tuesday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the Juvenile Justice Board...
