Pune: Father of minor driver arrested after crash that left two dead
A man, a prominent real estate developer, has been booked for letting his son drive a car and for wilful neglect under the Juvenile Justice Act.
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The Pune Police on Tuesday arrested the father of a 17-year-old who killed two people by allegedly driving his car over their motorcycle in Pune on May 19, the Hindustan Times reported.
A city court 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.
Pune police chief Amitesh Kumar said on Tuesday that the father was trying to evade arrest after the case was filed against him. He has, however, been taken into custody from Sambhajinagar and is being brought to Pune, Kumar said, according to the Hindustan Times.
The police also arrested Pralhad Bhutada and Sandip Sangale, the owners of a bar and pub in Pune’s Mundhwa area where the minor allegedly drank liquor.
The accused minor was allegedly driving a Porsche car with no number plate. He has been booked for culpable...
