VIDEO: Yet Another Drunk Driving Nightmare In Pune, This Time In Kothrud

Just as the horrific Porsche accident case completed a year in Pune, another case of hit and run was reported from Pune, this time from Kothrud.

This comes days after a lawyer was killed by a speeding Fortuner in the Khadakwasla area by an allegedly intoxicated driver.

Porsche case

In the wee hours of May 19, 2024, near about a year ago, a 17-year-old mowed down two IT professionals -  Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta - with his speeding Porsche in a drunken state in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area.

The case caused nationwide uproar not just because of the death of the two individuals or that a minor was drunk driving, but also because the Juvenile Justice Board granted the teenager bail on the condition that he was to write a 300-word essay on road safety.  

Following a public outcry, the police revisited the case and sent the teenager to an observation home.

The teenager’s mother, Shivani Agarwal, was also arrested after she was accused of attempting to shield her son by swapping her blood sample with his to conceal alcohol consumption at the time of the accident.

However, currently both the teenager and his mother, are out.

The minor was released from the observation home in June last year. The Bombay High Court had observed that the remand orders were passed in an “absolutely illegal and mechanical manner” and without jurisdiction. The HC said the minor shall be under the supervision of his paternal aunt, who shall ensure compliance with the directions issued by the Juvenile Justice Board to rehabilitate him.

Whereas his mother was granted bail by the Supreme Court last month after spending 10 months in jail. According to her counsels, the bail conditions set by the court include the accused furnishing a bond of ₹1 lakh with one or two sureties; depositing passport with police; not leaving India without prior permission of court; not disclosing her identity for next three months; keeping her mobile tower location on; attending Yerawada police station every Wednesday; and not hamper or tamper investigation.