Pune car crash: Congress demands CBI probe, says Fadnavis must resign

The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI probe into the Pune car crash incident and said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should step down reported the PTITwo IT professionals lost their lives when a Porsche allegedly driven by a 17yearold in an inebriated state crashed into their bike them in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune city in Maharashtra on May 19The incident sparked outrage after the Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to the teenager and asked him to write an essay on road accidents but he was later sent to an observation home till June 5The police have since arrested the teenagers father grandfather and Dr Ajay Taware head of the Forensic Medicine department of the Sassoon General Hospital and its chief medical officer Dr Shrihari Halnor for allegedly manipulating the blood samples of the juvenile according to the PTIAddressing a press conference in Mumbai Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole alleged that the Sassoon General Hospital was a fivestar hotel for criminals the news agency reportedNana Patole said that while the state is reeling under severe drought instances of drunken driving and drugs are on the riseSuch incidents have been reported in Nagpur Jalgaon and Pune but what is infuriating is that efforts were made through the government system to ensure that the privileged accused get immediate bail the Maharashtra Congress leader allegedThe CBI must investigate the car crash case as there seems to be political interference to save the rich accused he saidHe further alleged that the juvenile involved in the car crash was accompanied by an MLAs sonDemanding the deputy chief ministers resignation Patole claimed in Fadaviss hometown Nagpur two girls crushed two youngsters to death with their car and got bail within 10 hours and said a similar incident was reported in Jalgaon where an attempt was made to save the accusedIllegal drug racket is operating in Pune Illegal pubs are rampant in Pune and Nagpur After the car accident case 36 illegal pubs in Pune had to be demolishedThe BJP has ruined the youth by bringing large quantities of drugs from Gujarat to Maharashtra he allegedA minister and an MLA recommended that Dr Taware should be made the superintendent People should know their names The interference of the ruling party has increased and criminals are roaming freely in the city A tehsildar was fatally attacked in Indapur From where do criminals get so much courage It cannot happen without political blessings Nana Patole claimedFollowing the arrest of Sassoon General Hospitals Dr Ajay Taware in the car crash case a 2023 letter written by NCP MLA Sunil Tingre has surfaced in which he recommended the doctor be given an additional charge of medical superintendentNana Patole leader also claimed that the BJP plans to introduce Manusmriti in the curriculum for schools but Congress will not let this happenWomen have no place in Manusmriti An attempt to replace the Constitution with Manusmriti will never succeed he saidwith PTI inputs