In a new twist to the Pune Porsche car accident case, the 17-year-old boy involved the crash and his father have claimed that the family driver was behind the wheel when the accident took place.
According to an India Today report, two friends of the teen who were with him at the time of the accident have also backed their claims.
Meanwhile, the Pune Police on May 23 questioned the teen's grandfather and the family driver in the case.
According to PTI report, when the minor's grandfather was being taken to confront his son at the police commissioner, some reporters tried to ask him questions, following which a man accompanying him heckled and obstructed them.
It led to a heated exchange of words before the police intervened. It was a team of police personnel who whisked away the man inside a room to ensure that the situation did not escalate further.
The boy's grandfather and his son, who is already in police custody, were confronted as some facts related to the case needed to be corroborated, the official said.
"Since the luxury car is in the name of the realty firm owned by the Agarwals, the grandfather of the minor, who is one of the owners of the firm, was questioned in regards to the ownership of the car," he said.
A friend of the minor who was with him in the car was also questioned to verify and corroborate the sequence of events that took place in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, he added.
The police, while seeking the custody of the minor's father, had told the court on Wednesday that as the juvenile wanted to drive the car, the driver called his employer (minor's father) and told him about his son's demand and it was his dad who told the driver to let his son drive the car.
The officer said that the driver may be presented in the court as a witness in the case.
Meanwhile, the cops are collecting CCTV footage of the entire route through which the car traversed - from residence to Cosie restaurant, then to Blak Club and from there to the accident spot, to see who was driving the car.
A forensic team also carried out an examination of the Porsche car which was involved in the accident.
"A team today conducted the examination of the car, which is in the possession of the Yerawada police station. We have already carried out the forensic examination of the spot and now the car has also been examined. The technical aspects such as GPS, the cameras around the car were examined," said another senior police officer, who is currently monitoring the investigation.
The police said that they have seized one phone belonging to the minor's father who is currently in police custody.
Meanwhile, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni posted on X saying that the accident showed the Juvenile Justice Act needs to be reviewed as so-called minors like this boy are using the law to get away with serious crimes.
(With PTI inputs)
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