Porsche crash case: Maharashtra CM has assured thorough probe, says deceased's M.P.-based father
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Maharashtra CM promises justice for victims of Pune Porsche crash, as cover-up scandal unfolds, arrests made
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed grief over the May 19 Pune Porsche crash and promised the guilty will not be spared, the father of IT professional Ashwini Koshta, who was killed in the incident, said here on June 1.
An officer on special duty sent by the Maharashtra government to Jabalpur facilitated the talk over phone with CM Shinde, Ashwini's father Suresh Koshta told PTI.
Ashwini Koshta and Anish Awadhiya, both 24-year-old IT professionals hailing from Madhya Pradesh, died on May 19 after a speeding Porsche, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old drunk boy, hit their motorcycle in Kalyani Nagar in Pune.
The subsequent revelations of a massive cover-up to ensure the minor gets off the hook allegedly involving his kin as well as doctors from a state-run hospital in Maharashtra's second largest city provoked national outrage.
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"CM Shinde expressed grief over the incident. He assured us of a thorough investigation in the case. He asserted the culprits will not be spared. The Maharashtra CM told me he will monitor the case and review it daily," Mr. Koshta informed.
Expressing shock at the alleged involvement of the mother of the juvenile in the conspiracy to change the blood samples collected to test alcohol consumption, Mr. Koshta said he was extremely pained to see so many departments indulge in corrupt practices to cover up the matter.
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