Early on Sunday morning an overspeeding Porsche, reportedly driven by a drunk teenager named Vedant Agarwal crashed into vehicles and killed two persons in East Avenue, Kalyani Nagar, Pune. A man and a woman named Anis Awadhia and Ashwini Costa were killed in the incident.
Vedant’s car speeding luxury car reportedly crashed into multiple vehicles before hitting a pavement. Locals rushed to the spot and assisted the injured persons. Vedant was also caught and thrashed by locals, allegedly for trying to flee the scene. Though the teenager, the son of builder Vishal Agarwal of Brahma Realty and Infrastructure, was arrested, he was granted bail in just 15 hours.
Porsche Accident: Vedant Agarwal gets bail
Accused Vedant Agarwal's lawyer Prashant Patil said, "My client Vedant Agarwal was arrested in a matter registered at Yerwada police station. The Honourable Court was kind enough to grant my client bail on certain conditions. We have… pic.twitter.com/w7upQwvzZz
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Prashant Patil, the top celebrity lawyer hired by builder Vishal Agarwal for his son informed to the media that Vedant was arrested by te Yerawada police station and the honorable judge was “kind enough” to grant bail to Vedant under some conditions. He insisted that his client is duty-bound to follow the bail conditions.
Bail conditions of billionaire’s son raise eyebrows
The teenage son of the rich builder was granted a speedy bail. The bail conditions set by the court have raised eyebrows of many. As per reports, the 17-year-old, who was exiting a posh club in Pune at 2.30 AM, reportedly drunk and rashly driving his Porsche car, has been asked by the Juvenile Justice Board to work with a traffic police official for 2 weeks and attend psychiatric counseling sessions. Vedant has also been asked to write a 300-word essay on road accidents and create traffic awareness boards.
2 people killed after a Porsche car, driven by a 17-year-old minor, crashed into their motorcycle in Pune.
Accused Vedant Agarwal granted bail within 15 hours.
Look bail conditions for Accused:
1) Write an essay on accident.
2) Work with Traffic police for 15 days.
3) Take… pic.twitter.com/RmFR5F0L9r
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) May 19, 2024
The speedy bail after a heinous crime and the bail conditions are currently stirring a lot of discussions on social media with people questioning whether the law is lenient for the rich.
Why Indian judiciary needs reforms?
17-yr-old Vedant Agarwal, son of a famous Pune builder, got bail within 15 hours of killing two bike-born men with his Porsche.
Thanks to Prashant Patil, the top lawyer his father hired.
Had it been you or me, we would have been rotting in…
— MJ (@MJ_007Club) May 19, 2024
As per some reports, Vedant is 17 years and 8 months old. Vedant’s father Vishal Agarwal and the owner of the var that served alcohol to the underage Vedant have also been booked by the Yerawada police.
The police have charged the minor with rash and negligent driving and causing harm by endangering life or personal safety under IPC sections 304A, 279, 337, 338, and 427, along with relevant sections of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Act, added the DCP.
The juvenile’s father and the bar that served him liquor face charges under Sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act, said the city police Pune.