Teen driver's father, grandfather among 5 booked in suicide abetment case

Police have booked the father and grandfather of the juvenile involved in the May 19 Pune accident case and three others in a separate case related to abetment of suicide of a businessmans son in the city an official said on Thursday reported news agency PTIAccording to the police a complaint in this regard was registered by a man D S Kature who runs a construction business in Punes Vadgaon Sheri area against one Vinay Kale from whom his son Shashikant Kature had taken a loan for construction work reported PTIAfter he could not pay the loan on time Kale allegedly started adding compounding interest to the principal amount and harassing Shashikant Kature Fed up with constant harassment Shashikant Kature committed suicide in January this year they said reported PTIA case was registered against Kale under IPC sections 306 abetment of suicide and 506 criminal intimidation at the Chandannagar police station in the city reported PTIDuring investigation the role of the juveniles father a builder grandfather and three others cropped up in the suicide case We have now added sections 420 cheating and 34 common intention of the IPC to the case said a police officer without elaborating on their alleged role in the episode reported PTIThe juveniles grandfather is currently in judicial custody for alleged kidnapping and wrongful confinement of their family driver who was pressured to tell the police that he was behind the wheels when the fatal accident took placeThe 17yearold boys father real estate developer Vishal Agarwal and his mother are currently in police custody in a case related to the juveniles blood samples swappingThe Pune accident case occurred in Kalyani Nagar resulting in the deaths of two IT professionals after the Porsche car allegedly driven by the minor collided with their twowheelerMeanwhile the teens grandfather on Thursday approached the Bombay High Court through his lawyer Aashutosh Srivastava with a writ petition stating that he was wrongfully detained and falsely implicated in the case related to kidnapping and wrongful confinement of their family driver reported PTIThe petition stated that investigating authorities on mere allegations and based on a complaint submitted after inordinate delay of five days filed the case without following due procedure mandated under section 42A of the CrPC against the 77yearold senior citizen juveniles grandfather reported PTIThe plea stated that the driver after being released around 11 pm on May 20 from the Yerawada police station following investigation was received by the petitioner teens grandfather Since he was frightened and devastated and there being risk to his life it was mutually decided by both driver and the petitioner to go the latters home said the plea reported PTIIt stated the petitioner assured safety and protection of the driver and his familyThe plea calling the complaint by the driver as concocted and bogus in regards to his alleged abduction and wrongful confinement prayed the HC to direct the police to immediately release the petitioner and also sought strict action against copsWith inputs from PTI