In a fatal accident on Sunday midnight, a juvenile son of a city based builder, hit several vehicles with his speeding Porsche killing two.
The accident happened in Kalyani Nagar at around 3am on Sunday.
Driving his Porsche at high speed, he lost control, colliding with multiple vehicles. The crash resulted in the immediate deaths of Anis Avlia and Ashwini Kosta, who were on bikes.
The accident took place at around 3.15 am in Kalyani Nagar and a case was registered against the 17-year-old car driver under relevant provisions, they said.
Group was returning from party
A group of friends after a party at a restaurant in Kalyani Nagar was returning home on their motorbikes.
When they arrived at the Kalyani Nagar junction, a speeding luxury car hit one of the motorcycles following which its two riders fell from the vehicle and died on the spot, as per the FIR.
After knocking down the duo, the car crashed into the roadside pavement railings, it said.
A video surfaced on social media wherein a group of people was seen thrashing the driver as he tried to come out of the crashed car.
The deceased have been identified as Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa, as per the FIR.
A case was registered against the car driver at the Yerawada police station under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 279 ('rash driving or riding on a public way), 304A (causing death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), 337 (causing hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or personal safety of others) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Late night pubs under scanner
Pune City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar had earlier issued guidelines according to which bars, pubs, restaurants, and rooftop hotels are to be closed by 1am.
The late-night pubs and night clubs in Pune are operational despite the Police Commissioner’s order are proving to be a menace for the city with the increasing incidents of drunken driving to accidents.
Rachna Aggarwal, a resident of Kalyani Nagar said, “The club has failed us, the system has failed us, we have approached PMC for encroachment, we alerted the police commissioner, we have been seeking an appointment with the collector, but it all went to vain as no rules are being followed. We are taking up the issues of heavy traffic and noise pollution due to these pubs and bars to the authorities but despite all that we are facing, the young people hoot around in the midnight causing a lot of troubles for the residents.”
Monika Sharma, another resident raised the issue of noise pollution and flouting of laws related to the closer timings of these pubs. “For the past two years we have been raising the issue to the different authorities including the police, PMC, excise department, regarding the noise pollution issues, as the pubs and the rooftop hotels are operational till 5am. Why do the authorities not take action and terminate the licence of these pubs flouting the norms. We are deeply saddened by the news, despite the grave issues such incidents have occurred. The peace of the residents is at stake with such incidents.”
