Porsche crash case: grandfather of Pune teen sent to police custody

A Pune court has sent the grandfather of the juvenile involved in the tragic Porsche crash into police custody till May 28. The juvenile was allegedly driving the high-end car recklessly when he crashed into two people who were on a bike, killing them on the spot.The grandfather's role in allegedly coercing the driver, who was in the car with then teen, into taking responsibility for the crash is under scrutiny, and his custody will allow for further questioning and evidence collection.The family driver has given a statement saying he was not driving the car when it met with the accident and that the teen's kin were using pressure tactics to push him to take responsibility for the crash.A local court in Pune on Friday had remanded six accused arrested in the case, including the teenager's father, in judicial custody. The teenager is in an observation home till June 5.
Meanwhile, Pune CP Amitesh Kumar says, "When the driver was first brought to the Police Station from the spot, the first statement which he gave in writing was that he was driving the car. But the Police Station at that point of time disbelieved the statement of the driver and after a preliminary inquiry, they registered an offence against the juvenile accused because it was evident prima facie that the juvenile accused was driving the vehicle..." He further said that the in-charge PI and one other officer have been placed under suspension and departmental proceedings have been initiated for primary lapses in the overall conduct of this preliminary initial phase of the investigation.

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