Pune Porsche crash: Two police officers likely to face the axe for shoddy probe
The Hindu
Pune Police Commissioner seeks dismissal of suspended cops for negligence in fatal Porsche crash investigation.
Two Maharashtra Police officers are likely to face dismissal for alleged negligence in the investigation of last year's fatal Porsche crash, where a drunk minor driver killed two tech professionals, a top official said.
Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said a proposal was sent to the Maharashtra Home department on Thursday (March 27) "seeking dismissal of these two suspended cops."
A Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy in an inebriated condition, had fatally run over two motorcycle-borne techies in the Kalyani Nagar area in the early hours of May 19 last year.
Inspector Rahul Jagdale and assistant police inspector Vishwanath Todkari, attached to Yerawada police station, were suspended for late reporting of the incident and dereliction of duty at the time.
An internal inquiry also pointed out lapses while registering the case and a delay in collecting blood samples.
According to the police, there was a delay in collecting the juvenile's blood samples. While the accident took place around 2 am, the samples were collected at 11 am.
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