Pune accident: Parents ignored teen's behaviour, says Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday blamed the parents of the teenager allegedly involved in the Pune accident saying they ignored his behaviour which resulted in the death of two young professionals reported the PTIAjit Pawar also the guardian minister of Pune district in Maharashtra was speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP led by himThe minors conduct in the Pune accident is highly irresponsible It happened because the teenagers parents ignored his behaviour The son is in an observation home and his father and grandfather have been arrested he said as per the PTIThe deputy CM said he has instructed officials to take strict action in the Pune Jalgaon and Nagpur incidentsA day before a Porsche allegedly driven by the Pune teenager son of builder Vishal Agarwal hit a motorcycle leaving two techies dead in the city on May 19 one woman and three children were killed in Jalgaon after a car carrying four young men dashed a twowheelerOn May 24 an intoxicated person driving a car crashed into pedestrians and twowheelers in Nagpur injuring seven persons including a threemonthold babyAnjali Damania a social activist had claimed that Ajit Pawar had called the Pune police commissioner after the Porsche accident according to the PTIAsked about her claim Ajit Pawar said As a peoples representative we receive calls regarding such accidents I police commissioner and told him that the accused boy was from a wealthy family and there was a chance police might be pressured I told him not to succumb to any political pressureAjit Pawar said Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis have already clarified their positions in this matterAbout the opposition alleging political pressure in the Pune case Pawar said when someone is in opposition they allege political pressure behind every probeHe said A responsible MLA has accused the Pune police commissioner of accepting bribes from bar operators in the city He should give proofiquestif proof is given the state will definitely probe into itAsked about his party MLA Sunil Tingare who had visited Punes Yerawada police station hours after the accident in the Kalyani Nagar area Ajit Pawar said Tingare himself has clarified his stand He later met me in Pune and presented his version I have asked top police officials to take strict action against cops or doctors who tried to dilute the probeMeanwhile Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that in Nagpur that the police wont stop until they get to the bottom of the Pune car crash caseThe police on Monday arrested two doctors and an employee of Sassoon General Hospital over alleged manipulation of blood samples and destruction of evidence in the casewith PTI inputs