Pune Porsche accident: Prosecution tells special court that state is ready for time-bound trial

Special prosecutor Advocate Shishir Hiray on Monday requested the special court that the state government prepare for a timed hearing to expedite the case against the nine accused in the Porsche accident case.

The accused teenager’s parents, two doctors and a morgue attendant of the Sassoon General Hospital, two vehicles, including the father of an underage passenger of the Porsche car, and a businessman who allegedly gave blood samples to be exchanged at the Sassoon hospital were arrested. There are a total of nine defendants in the case.

The first set of defendants were charged with crimes related to conspiracy to manipulate blood sample tests of the underage driver and two minors who were in the car with him.

The case of the young car driver is pending before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and nine of the co-accused have been sent to Yerawada Central Jail after being remanded in judicial custody.

Hiray said, “The prosecutor’s office filed a defense requesting the court to take a decision to file a criminal complaint against 9 defendants in order to complete the trial on time. After the first charge was filed on July 26, we also filed a criminal complaint against two defendants who were arrested on August 19.

“An additional charge sheet was filed against these two on November 15. The draft charges filed against the duo will be combined with the charges filed against the previous seven defendants for the start of the trial,” he said.

Techies Aneesh Awadhiya (24) and Ashwini Koshta (24) died when a fast Porsche car driven by the teenager crashed into their motorcycle in Kalyaninagar on May 19, 2024.

The draft charge-sheet was filed before special judge UM Mudholkar under sections 304, 279, 338, 337, 427, 120 (b), 201, 213, 214,466, 467, 468, 471, 109 and Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Motor Vehicles Act and Prevention of Corruption Act.