Porsche hit-and-run case accused will be tried as juvenile: JJB

The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday rejected a plea by the Pune police to try the main accused in the Porsche car case, in which two people died last year, as an adult, saying that the offence does not fall under the category of a “heinous offence” as defined by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.

- Nadeem Inamdar

The incident, which hit national headlines, took place in Kalyani Nagar area of the city on May 19 last year, resulting in the deaths of motorcycle-borne IT professionals Anish Awadhiya and his friend Ashwini Costa. The accused was four months short of his 18th birthday.

The Pune police last year sought that the accused be tried as an adult, saying he committed a “heinous” act, as not only were two persons crushed to death but there were also attempts to tamper with the evidence.