Pune Porsche Hit and Run (Kalyani Nagar)

Court: Juvenile Justice Board, Pune; Bombay High Court; Supreme Court of India · Status: TRIAL · Type: State Police / SIT

At approximately 2:30 AM on 19 May 2024, a 17-year-old drove a Porsche Taycan Turbo S at high speed through Kalyani Nagar, Pune, in an intoxicated state, killing two 24-year-old IT engineers — Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta. The Juvenile Justice Board initially granted bail with a condition to write a 300-word road safety essay, provoking national outrage. The JJB reversed its decision on 22 May 2024. Three hospital officials — including the head of forensic medicine at Sassoon General Hospital — were arrested for allegedly substituting the juvenile's blood sample with his mother's to conceal evidence of intoxication. On 15 July 2025 the JJB rejected the application to try the juvenile as an adult. The father, Vishal Agarwal, was granted bail by the Supreme Court in March 2026 after 22 months in custody. Multiple trials are ongoing.

Timeline

• 2024-05-19 Other: Porsche Taycan Turbo S driven by a 17-year-old at high speed through Kalyani Nagar, Pune, at approximately 2:30 AM. Vehicle strikes motorcycle carrying two IT engineers. Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, both 24, die at the scene. [source]
• 2024-05-19 Fir Filed: FIR 306/2024 registered at Yerwada Police Station, Pune, against the juvenile driver. Charges include IPC Sections 304, 304A, 279, 337, 338, 427, and Motor Vehicles Act Section 185 (drunk driving). [source]
• 2024-05-19 Bail Granted: Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) grants bail to the 17-year-old in its initial hearing. Conditions: write a 300-word essay on road safety; spend 15 days 'observing' Yerwada Police Station; undergo alcohol treatment and counselling. Conditions go viral; national outrage follows. [source]
• 2024-05-22 Order: JJB cancels bail following widespread criticism and a police application for review. Juvenile remanded to observation home (Bal Sudhar Grih) until 5 June 2024. [source]
• 2024-05-27 Arrest: Pune Police arrests Dr. Ajay Taware (former head of forensic medicine, Sassoon General Hospital), Dr. Shrihari Halnor (former CMO, casualty), and hospital staffer Atul Ghatkamble for allegedly substituting the juvenile's blood sample with that of his mother — a non-drinker — to conceal evidence of intoxication. Charges include IPC Sections 201, 120B, 466–471, and Prevention of Corruption Act. [source]
• 2024-06-01 Arrest: Mother of the juvenile accused arrested for her alleged role in arranging the blood sample substitution at Sassoon General Hospital. Charged under IPC Sections 201, 120B, and related provisions. [source]
• 2024-06-25 Order: Bombay High Court declares the JJB's remand of the juvenile to the observation home 'illegal' and orders his release to the custody of his maternal aunt. The court holds the JJB's original remand procedure was flawed. [source]
• 2024-10-10 Other: Maharashtra government sacks two Juvenile Justice Board members who had granted the initial bail with the essay-writing condition on 19 May 2024. [source]
• 2025-04-21 Other: Maharashtra Medical Council suspends the medical licences of Dr. Ajay Taware and Dr. Shrihari Halnor pending the outcome of the criminal trial. Cited as precedent for professional bodies acting independently of criminal proceedings. [source]
• 2025-07-15 Order: Juvenile Justice Board rejects the police application under JJ Act Section 15 to try the juvenile as an adult. The JJB finds the criteria for adult trial are not met. The teenager will be tried as a juvenile; maximum detention under the Act is three years. [source]
• 2026-02-02 Bail Granted: Supreme Court of India grants bail to three accused in the blood sample tampering case: Amar Gaikwad, Aditya Sood, and Ashish Mittal. All three had been in custody since mid-2024. [source]
• 2026-02-27 Bail Granted: Supreme Court of India grants bail to Dr. Ajay Taware and Dr. Shrihari Halnor, the two doctors arrested for blood sample tampering. Their medical licences remain suspended. [source]
• 2026-03-10 Bail Granted: Supreme Court of India grants bail to Vishal Agarwal (father of the juvenile) after approximately 22 months in judicial custody. The trial is ongoing. [source]

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