Updated 19 June 2024 at 00:27 IST
New Delhi: A speeding luxury Mercedes car, fatally collided with a bike rider near Pune’s Golf Club Chowk in Yerawada. The horrifying incident claimed the life of a 41-year-old man. CCTV footage capturing the moment has surfaced, revealing the severity of the accident.
Following the collision, Pune Police apprehended the car's driver, who has been taken into custody and subsequently sent to the hospital for medical evaluation.
Authorities have initiated a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident and more details are awaited.
The incident follows the Pune Porsche crash incident. Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, both aged 24, were returning home on a bike after a dinner with a group of friends when the speeding Porsche hit them in the wee hours of May 19 in Pune's Kalyani Nagar.
The case triggered nationwide outrage after the minor was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board on lenient terms, asking him to write a 300-word essay on road safety and working with the Yerwada Traffic Police for 15 days.
The Pune Porsche crash has ignited a fierce debate over whether the rich brat, a 17-year-old teenager involved should be tried as an adult. Public outrage has been further intensified by what many see as bizarre bail conditions granted to the teenager, which some argue are too lenient given the severity of the incident.
While a faction of people across the country is calling for a reassessment of the legal approach, stressing the need for accountability and justice for the victims, legal experts and the community are divided, with some advocating for a more stringent approach to deter similar incidents in the future, while others stress the importance of rehabilitation for young offenders. See how people across the country reacted on social media.
“Indian judiciary should be ashamed. Vedant Agarwal had been drinking at a pub and later killed two innocent IT Employees, after 15 hours Court granted him bail Alcohol test was negative. Punishment was writing a 300-word essay, Shameful”, wrote a social media user.
“When in India most of the people lie about age, give importance to the nature of the crime, a 17yr drunk is a man, not a boy. Many yrs ago even 12-year-olds were tried as adults, in the US. Judges set the wrong example. This murderer is a mafia builder 's son”, another said.
Published 18 June 2024 at 21:32 IST