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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}{{Infobox event
| title = 2024 Pune car crash
| image = 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S 79kWh Front.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_alt = A representative picture of Porsche Taycan, the car model driven by Agarwal at the time
| caption = A representative picture of [[Porsche Taycan]], the car model driven by Agarwal at the time
| date = {{start date and age|2024|05|19|df=y|p=y}}
| time = 2:30 AM [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| place = [[Kalyani Nagar]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| cause = Drunk driving, overspeeding
| deaths = Aneesh Awadhiya, Ashwini Koshta
| outcome = Arrests and ongoing legal proceedings
| accused = Vedant Agarwal
}}

On 19 May 2024, Vedant Agarwal, aged 17 years, killed two motorbike riders in an [[automobile collision]] in the [[Kalyani Nagar]] neighbourhood of [[Pune|Pune, Maharashtra]], India. The deceased, Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, were residents of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Media reports emphasised that Agarwal was driving an unregistered [[Porsche Taycan]], considered a luxury vehicle, and that he had purchased and consumed alcohol before the incident.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=2024-05-21 |title=Killer Porsche was on Pune's streets without registration since March |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/killer-porsche-was-on-punes-streets-without-registration-since-march/articleshow/110281678.cms |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Agarwal's father brought [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] member [[Sunil Tingre]] to the police station.<ref name="Indian Express 2024-05-23" /> Thereafter, the police gave Agarwal preferential treatment, including delaying the test of his [[blood alcohol content]].<ref name="Indian Express 2024-05-23" /> The [[Juvenile Justice Board]] gave the accused minor bail within hours, creating a nation-wide controversy regarding the derailment of justice.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Phadke |first=Manasi |date=2024-05-25 |title=Pune Porsche case wouldn't have taken a U-turn for the rich family if not for public outrage |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/newsmaker-of-the-week/pune-porsche-case-wouldnt-have-taken-a-u-turn-for-the-rich-family-if-not-for-public-outrage/2100699/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

The 50-year-old father was taken into custody<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dama |first=Paras Harendra |date=21 May 2024 |title=Crime Branch To Probe Pune Porsche Crash, Teen Driver's Father Arrested |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/teen-drivers-father-arrested-after-pune-porsche-crash-killed-2-5709747 |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> and questioned about the blood sample swap. The juvenile's 77-year-old grandfather is accused of abducting the driver who was present at the time of the accident and forcing him to take the blame.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title=Pune Porsche crash case: Mercedes used for driver's abduction seized by Police Crime Branch |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pune-porsche-crash-case-mercedes-used-for-drivers-abduction-seized-by-police-crime-branch/videoshow/110500676.cms |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>

The juvenile was in an observation home till June 25.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=[Pune Porsche Accident Case] Bombay HC directs release of the accused minor; Directs continuation of Juvenile Justice Board-ordered psychological counselling |url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/06/25/bombay-hc-releases-pune-porsche-accident-minor-from-observation-home/ |access-date=2025-11-11 |website=SCC Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Vidya |date=2024-06-25 |title=Pune teen walks out of juvenile home after court terms detention 'illegal' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/bombay-high-court-orders-release-pune-teen-accused-porsche-crash-case-calls-remand-order-illegal-2557792-2024-06-25 |access-date=2025-11-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> On June 25, the Bombay High Court termed the custody in observation home illegal and ordered to release him and keep him under custody of his parental aunt.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7" /> He was questioned about his activities before the accident and the events at [[Sassoon Hospital]] but gave vague answers. Investigation revealed that the minor’s blood sample was [[False evidence|swapped]] with his mother’s, implicating both parents and the hospital staff in the conspiracy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-01 |title=Pune Porsche Crash Case: Accused Minor's Mother Who Gave Her Blood Samples To Swap With Son's |url=https://news.abplive.com/states/pune-porsche-crash-case-accused-mother-who-gave-her-blood-samples-to-swap-arrested-1691712 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mutha |first=Snehal |date=2024-06-01 |title=Pune Porsche car crash: mother of minor accused held for 'tampering with evidence' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/pune-luxury-car-crash-allegations-against-mla-sunil-tingre-baseless-says-ajit-pawar/article68238993.ece |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

On 16 December 2025, the Bombay High Court rejected the bail pleas of the accused in the case, including the family of the driver and medical staff managing the test samples.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Vidya |title=Pune Porsche crash: Court denies bail to minor driver’s father, 7 others |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/pune-porsche-hit-and-run-case-court-denies-bail-to-minors-father-7-others-2836993-2025-12-16 |website=India Today |language=en |date=16 December 2025}}</ref>

On 2 February 2026, the [[Supreme Court of India]] granted bail to 3 accused Amar Gaikwad, Aditya Avinash Sood and Ashish Mittal involved in tampering of blood samples.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 February 2026 |title=Pune Porsche Crash Accused Get Bail, Supreme Court Flags 18 Month Detention, 'Parenting Failure'. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pune-porsche-crash-accused-get-bail-supreme-court-flags-18-month-detention-parenting-failure-10930272 |access-date=2 February 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>

== Incident ==
At 10:30 PM on 18 May 2024, Vedant Agarwal and a few of his friends entered Cosie Restaurant and Bar in [[Koregaon Park]] to celebrate his [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] 12th Board Examination.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Taskin |first=Bismee |date=2024-05-22 |title=Bar bills of Rs 68,000 & a 48-hour manhunt — what's transpired in Pune Porsche accident case so far |url=https://theprint.in/india/bar-bills-of-rs-68000-a-48-hour-manhunt-whats-transpired-in-pune-porsche-accident-case-so-far/2096900/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> The restaurant served the group of minors alcohol till midnight, after which the restaurant refused to serve them anymore and asked them to leave.<ref name=":1" /> The 17-year-old boy paid {{INRConvert|48000|lk=on|year=2024}} for the drinks for the group using his grandfather's credit card and then left.<ref name=":1" />

The group then proceeded to Blak Club at Marriott Suites at 12:25 AM. They once again managed to order and were served alcohol. They departed at 1:22 AM after settling a {{INRConvert|20000|year=2024}} bill.<ref name=":1" />

After spending some time in the area, Vedant began driving towards his house under the [[Alcohol intoxication|influence of alcohol]] in an unregistered [[Porsche Taycan Turbo S]] owned by his father.<ref name=":6" /> Around 2:30 AM at [[Kalyani Nagar]] junction, he lost control of the car, which was speeding at around {{convert|200|km/h|0}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pune Porsche Accident CCTV Video: Footage Reveals Luxury Car Driven By Teen At Over 200 kmph, That Killed 2 In Kalyani Nagar |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/watch-cctv-captures-minor-crashing-porsche-killing-two-in-punes-kalyani-nagar |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> and crashed into a motorcycle, killing Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-21 |title=2 techies killed after 17-year-old builder's son rams Porsche into bike in Pune |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-2-killed-as-luxury-car-hits-motorcycle-in-pune-minor-held/articleshow/110247644.cms |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> They were flung {{Convert|5|m|ft}} into the air.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sah |first=Purnima |date=2025-03-28 |title=Pune luxury car crash case: Two police officers face dismissal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/pune-porsche-crash-two-police-officers-likely-to-face-the-axe-for-shoddy-probe/article69386078.ece |access-date=2025-08-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Koshta, who was the [[pillion]] rider, died on the spot, while Awadhiya later succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Pune Porsche crash: Luxury car's Rs 1,758 registration fee pending since March |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/pune-porsche-crash-luxury-cars-rs-1758-registration-fee-pending-since-march-430467-2024-05-22 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref> They were both 24-year-old IT workers from [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-05-24 |title=Pune Porsche car crash: Parents of deceased techies demand Supreme Court-monitored probe, trial in Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pune-porsche-car-crash-parents-of-deceased-techies-demand-sc-monitored-probe-trial-in-mp/article68211222.ece |access-date=2025-08-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

A mob at the scene took dragged people out of the car—Vedant, two of his friends, and his family's [[chauffeur]]—and began beating up Vedant. The police arrived after a few minutes and took Vedant to the Yerawada police station.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sah |first=Purnima |last2=Banerjee |first2=Shoumojit |date=2024-05-31 |title=Pune Porsche Accident: A speeding car, two deaths, and a cover-up |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pune-porsche-car-crash-a-speeding-car-two-deaths-and-a-cover-up/article68237051.ece |access-date=2025-08-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Aftermath ==
Fifty minutes after the incident, at 3:20 AM on 19 May 2024, politician [[Sunil Tingre]] went to the police station on request from the father of the accused.<ref name="Indian Express 2024-05-23">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Pune Porsche Crash: Here's what we know so far |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-porsche-crash-what-we-know-9346927/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Pune Porsche crash: MLA's late-night visit, delay in alcohol test raise questions |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-porsche-crash-mlas-late-night-visit-delay-in-alcohol-test-raise-questions-9346161/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Tingre is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] and [[Ajit Pawar]]'s [[Nationalist Congress Party]].<ref name="Indian Express 2024-05-23"/><ref name=":3"/> It is alleged that the police then provided preferential treatment to the minor as the charges against him were under Section 185 of the [[Motor Vehicles Act]], which deals with drunk driving offences. Moreover, the blood alcohol test of the minor was delayed by over eight hours—enough time for alcohol to be flushed out of the body.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3"/> The minor was taken to [[Sassoon Hospital]] around 9 am and the sample was collected around 11 AM.<ref name=":3" /> The minor was allegedly served pizzas and burgers while in custody, though this was denied by Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.<ref name=":0" /> Doctors and police examined a blood sample which was allegedly swapped with blood from Agarwal's mother.<ref name="De 30 May 2024">{{cite web |last1=De |first1=Abhishek |title=Why the Pune Porsche crash is not your regular accident case |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pune-porsche-accident-twists-turns-sequence-of-events-2545852-2024-05-30 |website=India Today |language=en |date=30 May 2024}}</ref>

Hours later, the [[Juvenile Justice Board]] granted the minor [[bail]] on the conditions that the minor has to work with Yerwada Police for 15 days, write 300-words essay on road accidents, undergo treatment for his drinking habit, and take counselling sessions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gautam |first=Aditi |date=22 May 2024 |title=Explained: Charges Against Pune Builder, Son Who Ran Over 2 With Porsche |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pune-porsche-crash-pune-crash-explained-charges-against-pune-builder-son-who-ran-over-2-with-porsche-5719485 |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=NDTV}}</ref>

The decision of the court to award the accused bail, with its order to write a 300-word essay in an incident with two casualties, triggered outrage across the country. Allegations had been made over leniency by the Juvenile Justice Board.<ref name="Indian Express 2024-05-23"/> Following the outcry of the preferential treatment and miscarriage of justice, MLA [[Sunil Tingre]] denied the allegation that he pressurized the police, and maintained that he visited the police station in the middle of the night as a responsible representative of the public.<ref name=":0" />

On 20 May 2024, after the outcry, the [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister]] and [[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Home Minister]] [[Devendra Fadnavis]] travelled to Pune and met with the Pune Police chief. He then addressed a press conference, expressing "shock and surprise" over the order passed by the Juvenile Justice Board. Fadnavis said the police later went to a higher court, which directed the police to approach the Juvenile Justice Board with a [[review petition]].<ref name=":0" /> Police then asked to try the minor as an adult in its review petition.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Pune Porsche deaths: Police move higher court for trying accused minor as adult |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pune-porsche-deaths-police-move-higher-court-for-trying-accused-minor-as-adult-top-updates-101716219198206.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

The same day, a second [[First information report|FIR]] was registered based on two sections of the [[Juvenile Justice Act]], Sections 75 and 77. This FIR was against the minor’s father—retail builder Vishal Agrawal—and the owners and employees of the two bars that served the group of teenager's alcohol.<ref name=":0" /> In its FIR, the Pune Police contended that Vishal Agrawal not only endangered his son's life by giving him the car to drive despite knowing well that his child did not have a driving license but also held responsible for allowing his son to party, knowing well that he drinks alcohol.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Pune car crash: Minor's father sent to police custody till May 24 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/pune-porsche-case-minors-father-sent-to-police-custody-till-may-24-3033933 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2024-05-21 |title=Pune Porsche accident: Police arrest five including realtor as case snowballs into political slugfest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pune-car-accident-police-arrest-five-including-realtor-as-case-snowballs-into-political-slugfest/article68199225.ece |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news |date=2024-05-25 |title=Pune Porsche crash case: Grandfather of teenager arrested for 'wrongful confinement' of family driver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-porsche-accident-cops-arrest-accuseds-grandfather-for-threatening-driver-to-take-blame/articleshow/110413314.cms |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The Pune Police later on the same day, traced, chased, and arrested the absconding Vishal Agrawal from [[Aurangabad|Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> Angry protesters later attempted to throw ink at him when he was being taken to a local court.<ref name=":0" />

Pune district collector Suhas Diwase ordered the two pubs to be sealed after the state excise department submitted a report highlighting multiple lacunae in their functioning.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-22 |title=Porsche accident effect: Pune Municipality bulldozes two pubs in Koregaon |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mumbai-news/porsche-accident-effect-pune-municipality-bulldozes-two-pubs-in-koregaon/articleshow/110332298.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pune Porsche crash: Two liquor serving outlets visited by teen driver sealed |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/pune-porsche-crash-two-liquor-serving-outlets-visited-by-teen-driver-sealed-3033012 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> In a crackdown on illegal activities by pubs, two other pubs which had been constructed illegally were demolished.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-22 |title=Pune Porsche accident: Bulldozers raze 2 illegal pubs in city |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-porsche-crash-bulldozers-raze-2-illegal-pubs-in-city/articleshow/110325214.cms |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

On 22 May, the juvenile court cancelled the bail which had been granted and order the accused to be remanded till 5 June 2024 and was lodged at the Nehru Udyog Kendra Observation Home.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-22 |title=Pune Porsche accident: Juvenile Court cancels bail of teenager involved in car crash, sends him to Rehabilitation Home |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pune-porsche-accident-juvenile-court-cancels-bail-of-teenager-involved-in-car-crash-sends-him-to-observation-home/articleshow/110340160.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express 2024-05-23"/>

On 24 May, against the growing protest for justice, [[Police Commissioner of Pune]] Amitsh Kumar announced that they were making a watertight case, and that the allegation of preferential treatment was also being investigated by an ACP Rank officer. The Commissioner also stated that the minor was in his full senses and further charges of [[Indian Penal Code]] will be pressed against him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mago |first=Shivani |date=2024-05-24 |title=Pune Porsche accident: 'Accused was in his senses, will be punished,' says top cop |url=https://theprint.in/?p=2099767 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Pune teen was driving in 'full senses', bid made to pin blame on driver: Top cop |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pune-porsche-crash-police-commissioner-accused-full-senses-aware-of-situation-2543256-2024-05-24 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> A case was registered against the minor boy under the Indian Penal Code Sections - 304A (causing death by negligence), 304 (culpable homicide), 337 (negligent driving endangering safety of others), 338 (rash or negligent act that endangers personal safety) and 427 (mischief causing loss or damage punishable with imprisonment, which may extend to two years or with fine, or both), and other sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.<ref name=":1" />

On the same day, two police officers were suspended for a breach of protocol with regards to the case.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2024-05-24 |title=Pune Porsche accident: Two policemen suspended for dereliction of duty |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/pune-porsche-accident-two-policemen-suspended-for-dereliction-of-duty/article68212333.ece |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The accused claimed that the driver employed by the family was driving the car when the accident took place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Pune Porsche accident: Teen says driver was behind the wheels, friends back claim in fresh twist to case |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/pune-porsche-accident-teen-says-driver-was-behind-the-wheels-friends-back-claim-in-fresh-twist-to-case-430719-2024-05-24 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref> On 25 May, the grandfather of the accused was arrested for wrongful confinement of the driver, in order to coerce him to take the blame for the accident.<ref name="The Times of India"/><ref>{{Cite news |author1=Ateeq Shaikh |author2=Purnima Sah |date=2024-05-25 |title=Pune car crash: Grandfather of minor boy arrested for allegedly forcing driver to take blame |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/pune-car-crash-teenagers-grandfather-sent-to-police-custody-till-may-28/article68214249.ece |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The police also alleged that the father of the accused tampered with evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Pune Porsche crash: Minor's father tried to show son wasn't driving; CCTV seized from house tampered, say police |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-porsche-crash-driver-juvenile-police-chief-9349307/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

On 27 May, two senior doctors from the [[Sassoon Hospital]] were arrested for replacing blood samples taken from the accused.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2024-05-27 |title=Pune Porsche crash: Police arrests Sassoon Hospital doctors for manipulating juvenile's blood samples |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pune-porsche-crash-police-say-teen-drivers-blood-sample-was-replaced/article68220547.ece |access-date=2024-05-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

On 25 June, after a plea from the maternal aunt of the accused, the [[Bombay High Court]] directed the police to release the accused, declaring the previous remand order illegal and for the accused to be under the care and custody of the aunt.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sah |first1=Purnima |title=Pune Porsche crash: Bombay High Court orders release of accused juvenile |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/bombay-hc-orders-release-of-pune-car-crash-accused-juvenile/article68331274.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bose |first1=Mrityunjay |title=Pune Car Crash: Bombay High Court orders release of minor boy |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/pune-car-crash-bombay-high-court-orders-release-of-minor-boy-3079974 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

On 26 July, the Pune Police filed a 900 page chargesheet against 7 accused for allegedly manipulating evidence to protect the minor who was accused in the accident.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-26 |title=Maharashtra: Pune Police files 900-page chargesheet in fatal Porsche car accident. |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/pune-porsch-accident-news-police-files-900-page-chargesheet-in-fatal-hit-and-run-accident-latest-updates-2024-07-26-943860 |access-date=2024-07-26 |work=India TV}}</ref>

Later, the state women and child development (WCD) department conducted a probe into alleged irregularities after huge uproar over bail granted to the juvenile under lenient conditions. The department has terminated the service of two members for “procedural lapses, misconduct and non-compliance with norms".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/10/10/misuse-of-power-maharashtra-govt-sacks-2-juvenile-board-members-over-quick-bail-to-minor-in-pune-porsche-crash-case.html | title=Misuse of power: Maharashtra govt sacks 2 juvenile board members over 'quick bail' to minor in Pune Porsche crash case | website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] }}</ref>

A labour contractor who was also the father of the two minors accompanying Vedant Agrawal was also arrested on charges of conspiracy, manipulation of the blood alcohol test of his minor son and [[Tampering with evidence|destruction of evidence]] after the car crashed into the bike of the two IT professionals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2024 |title=Father of one of 3 minors in Porsche car during crash surrenders before court. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/labour-contractor-surrenders-after-porsche-crash-that-killed-two-young-techies/articleshow/115025993.cms |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Times Of India}}</ref>

Two more people named Aditya Avinash Sood and Ashish Satish Mittal were arrested for trying to save the boy's two minor friends. Sood and Mittal approached the Chief Medical Officer of Sassoon, Shrihari Halnor and head of the forensic department. He bribed Ajay Taware. Sood then replaced a boy's blood sample with his own blood sample. The police investigation also revealed that Mittal had replaced the other boy with his own blood at the behest of accused Arun Kumar Singh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-15 |title=Porsche Kalyaninagar Accident: Chargesheet Filed Against Two More Accused |url=https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/news/porsche-kalyaninagar-accident-chargesheet-filed-against-two-more-accused |access-date=2024-11-15 |work=The Bridge Chronicle}}</ref>

On 20 May, Police Department had asked the court to try the minor as an adult in its review petition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-porsche-case-accused-juvenile-justice-board-police-plea-rejected-10127555/|title=Porsche case | JJB rejects plea to try minor as adult; in Pune, not one minor involved in heinous crime tried as adult, say lawyers|date=15 July 2025}}</ref> On 15 July 2025, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) dismissed the Pune police’s request to prosecute the minor involved in the fatal Porsche accident as an adult.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-15 |title=Pune Porsche case: Juvenile Justice Board rules 17-year-old will be tried as a minor |url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pune-porsche-case-17-year-old-accused-to-be-tried-as-juvenile-23584807 |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Mid-Day |language=en}}</ref> Later, the Pune Police have filed an appeal before the sessions court against the JJB’s July 15 order.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-12 |title=Pune police move sessions court against Juvenile Justice Board’s rejection of plea to try teenage driver in Porsche crash case as adult |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-police-move-sessions-court-against-juvenile-justice-boards-rejection-of-plea-to-try-teenage-driver-in-porsche-crash-case-as-adult/articleshow/123244600.cms |access-date=2025-11-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Reactions ==
The decision of the court to award the accused bail, with its order to write a 300-word essay, triggered outrage across the country and led to a debate on road safety in India.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

Deputy Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] issued statements of condemnation expressing shock and surprise over the leniency of the Juvenile Justice Board.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-22 |title=Porsche Crash Case: Deputy CM Fadnavis says 15-day social service for teen shocking, revision application filed by police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pune-porsche-car-accident-deputy-cm-fadnavis-says-15-day-social-service-for-teen-shocking-revision-application-filed-by-police/article68202742.ece |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Leaders such as [[Sanjay Raut]] from the [[Shiv Sena (UBT)]] and [[Supriya Sule]] from the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]] also raised questions over whether the Pune Police’s alleged leniency with the teenager was the result of political pressure.<ref name=":0" />

Kasba MLA [[Ravindra Dhangekar]] alleged that the Pune Police Commissioner "doesn't think anyone is guilty because he is living on builders' money".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pune Porsche Crash Case: Congress' Ravindra Dhangekar Alleges CP 'Lives On Builders' Money', Constables Collect 'Haftas' From Pubs, Bars |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-porsche-crash-case-congress-ravindra-dhangekar-alleges-cp-lives-on-builders-money-constables-collect-haftas-from-pubs-bars |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

[[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] leader [[Rahul Gandhi]] also raised the issue targeting Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and the [[BJP]] dispensation, stating:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Rahul Gandhi wades into Pune Porsche crash issue: 'Justice should be equal for rich and poor' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/rahul-gandhi-pune-porsche-crash-issue-justice-equal-rich-poor-9343371/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Nisha |date=2024-05-22 |title=Porsche crash: Why bus drivers not told to write essays, asks Rahul Gandhi |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/porsche-crash-why-bus-drivers-not-told-to-write-essays-asks-rahul-gandhi-124052200815_1.html |website=Business Standard}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=If someone is killed by a bus driver, truck driver, Ola, Uber, or auto-driver by mistake, they get a prison term of 10 years, and their keys are thrown away. But if a rich kid drives a Porsche under the influence of alcohol and kills two persons, he is asked to write an essay. Why aren’t truck drivers, bus drivers, or Uber, auto drivers asked to write essays? The question is about justice. It should be the same for everyone, for the rich and the poor.}}

On 26 May 2024, the Congress Youth Wing of Pune organised an essay writing competition on the spot of the car crash as a mark of protest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/congress-youth-wing-organises-essay-competition-at-pune-car-crash-site-2|title=Congress youth wing organises essay competition at Pune car crash site}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Li Gang incident]]
* [[Death of Wichian Klanprasert]]

== References ==
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2024 Pune Porsche car crash - Revision history

Julixei at 11:23, 24 March 2026