Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis says cops acted swiftly, condemns politicising of Pune car crash

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday asserted that the Pune police have taken all necessary actions in the rash driving case and criticised the opposition for trying to politicise the Pune car crash. "There is an attempt to politicise the Pune case. The police acted swiftly in the Pune incident," Fadnavis said speaking to reporters on Wednesday.

According to the report, Fadnavis, speaking about the Pune car crash, added that the police have requested a review before the Juvenile Justice Board. "We have been surprised by the Juvenile Justice Board's decision on the Pune incident. But the police did not stop at that. Police have appealed against the decision and under the cognizance of the higher court, a review petition has been filed before the Juvenile Justice Board," Fadnavis said.

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Speaking about the arrests in the case, Fadnavis said, "Those who served alcohol to the underage child have been arrested, and the father who gave him the car has been arrested as well. The police have done whatever is necessary."

Fadnavis also chastised Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the Pune car crash, accusing him of attempting to inject electoral politics into every problem. "The attempt to bring electoral politics into every issue by Rahul Gandhi is wrong. I condemn this."

Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of establishing two Indias in which justice is based on wealth. He compared the treatment of the rich youngster engaged in the Pune case to the heavy punishments imposed on drivers from impoverished backgrounds. He also spoke about the Pune rash driving case in which two people were killed and said how the accused belonging to a rich family was treated (given bail) while a bus driver or an auto driver was sentenced to ten years in prison in the same case.

"Bus driver, Truck driver, Ola, Uber and auto drivers. If they mistakenly kill somebody...then they are sentenced to ten years in prison. and throw away the key. But if a 17-year-old boy belonging to a rich family is driving a Porsche car under the influence of alcohol and kills two people, He is asked to write in a particular way," Rahul Gandhi said in a video message.