Hit and run

Marathi news channels aired video of rap song by Instagram user cringistaan2 claiming to be the teenaged accused in the Pune Porsche accident case

The hit-and-run case in Pune has exposed some startling facts that have caused people to pause and reflect on several issues, chief among them the functioning of our legal system

Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar said that the accused teen will be barred from getting a driving license till he turns 25 years of age.

The granting of bail to the teen accused in the Pune Porsche case reveals how cheap human lives, especially those of poor ones, are in our country.

"It was the responsibility of the owner to get it registered. The vehicle came to Pune RTO and an inspection was done. However, the owner didn't pay the fee required for the registration," informed Pune RTO officer Sanjiv Bhor

BJP leader Hiren Patel was going for a morning walk at 6 am on 27th September 2020 when a LMV was rammed into him.

Truckers called off strike after assurance from Home Ministry that provisions under BNS for hit and run cases will be implemented only after consultation with the association

Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the Indian Penal Code, drivers who cause a serious road accident by negligent driving and run away without informing the police or any official from the administration can face punishment of up to 10 years or a fine of Rs7 lakh. Earlier, the punishment in such cases was two years in the IPC.

Actor Dalip Tahil has been sent to two months in prison by Mumbai magistrate court in 2018 hit and run case.

"Following an argument on the Ashram flyover, the man behind the wheel of the SUV drove for about 2kms. with the other person hanging to the bonnet of the vehicle," an officer of Delhi Police said.