On May 25, 2024, the Pune Police apprehended Surendra Agarwal, the paternal grandfather of the 17-year-old adolescent who, on May 19th, fatally crashed his Porsche into two IT professionals traveling on a motorcycle. Agarwal is accused of intimidating Gangaram, the driver, and compelling him to provide false testimony to the authorities, claiming that he was behind the wheel of the Porsche when the accident that claimed the lives of Aneesh Awadhiya and his colleague Ashwini Koshta occurred.
At 3:00 AM, Agarwal was detained at his residence in connection with a new case filed by the Pune crime branch. This marks the third FIR registered in relation to the Pune Porsche crash.
Prior to this, the Pune crime branch had interrogated Agarwal to gather additional information about his son and grandson, as well as their conversations on the day of the accident. The investigation aimed to uncover deeper insights into the case. The Porsche, as ascertained by the police, was registered under the name of a real estate firm in which Agarwal held an ownership stake.
CBI sources previously disclosed that Agarwal was implicated in a shootout case and was facing trial for allegedly making payments to gangster Chhota Rajan.
Following the accident, the juvenile suspect appeared before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), which granted him bail on the condition that he compose a 300-word essay.
In response to public outcry over the swift bail granted and the police's subsequent review plea, the JJB on Wednesday remanded the teenager, the son of real estate developer Vishal Agarwal, to an observation home until June 5.
The Pune Police advocated for the minor accused to be tried as an adult considering the severity of the crime committed during prosecution.
Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar acknowledged that they had filed a review application before the Juvenile Justice Board to allow the juvenile to be tried as an adult and also to remand him to a remand home.
The incident garnered attention, with the parents of the victims demanding a Supreme Court-monitored investigation and trial.
