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A 17yo rich kid in Pune killed 2 people while drunk driving and got away with it in a day. People of pune need your help.

Last sunday, 19th May 2024, Anish Awadiya and Ashwini Koshta were struck and killed by Vedant Agarwal, 17, who was driving a Porshe Taycan (with no license plate) under the influence of alcohol. Vedant Agarwal is the son of well known builder Vishal Agarwal, the owner of Bramha Realty and Infrastructure. Due to his connections with the police and politicians, Vedant got out on bail in under a day. The lawyer representing him, Adv Prashant Patil, has been associated with the likes of people like Jacqueline Fernandez, Suraj Pancholi and many others.

Vedant, along with 2 of his friends were seen partying in nearby clubs in Kalyani Nagar. They returned to their car drunk at 3:15AM, and Vedant forced his driver to let him drive the car, even though the driver kept asking him to not do it. The Agarwal family is now trying to shift the blame on the innocent driver, making it look like he was the one who was driving when the accident took place. According to law, Vedants father too should be facing prosecution and jailtime.

The deceased, Anish and Ashwini, came from Madhya Pradesh in search of job opportunities and were working in IT companies. There is very little coverage about the victims and their backgrounds. Imagine what their families must be going through. Pune police has failed miserably in providing them justice.

We demand justice for the victims' families, and we refuse to let the influence of wealth and connections overshadow the gravity of this tragedy. We request you all to please share news regarding this story or this post on your social media handles. Share it with friends, family, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Whatsapp groups, anything works. Tag MLA's, MP's, and other politicians in your posts. Even though we have all lost faith in the local government, we can write letters to activists, police departments, and public representatives, and demand strict action. Protests have taken place in Kalyani Nagar and surrounding areas. People in the locality held a condolence meet for the victims' families too, but again there is very little coverage so they're struggling to make their voices heard. We can all help by reposting tweets about them. Please also repost and retweet posts regarding this incident.

Some news articles covering this story:

https://x.com/punekarnews/status/1792163897333653543

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/juvenile-accused-in-pune-car-accident-granted-bail-with-conditions20240519222406/

https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-was-minor-boy-saved-after-influential-intervention-in-fatal-porsche-accident-case/

Edit: Just as everybody expected, the police has put out a statement saying no alcohol was found in the blood sample of the boy: https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-porsche-accident-minor-boys-blood-test-does-not-show-alcohol-consumption-police/

Edit: We are planning a protest and social media campaigns on r/pune. Please join in if you support the cause.

Edit: There has been a significant increase in news articles and social media posts regarding this incident. Thank you guys. I'll keep y'all updated