Family of techie killed in Porsche accident

Bhopal:

At 3 am today, an ambulance left for Birsinghpur in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. As soon as the doors opened, 24-year-old Aneesh Awadhiya’s family members collapsed. The young IT engineer, who had been working in Pune, was among the two people killed after a speeding Porsche driven by a drunk teenager hit their bike.

Atmaram Awadhiya, Aneesh’s grandfather, said the teenage driver, the son of a prominent Pune realtor, should not have been granted bail. “Two people died in this accident. This is completely wrong. We want strict punishment. The bail granted to the accused should be cancelled,” he said.

Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, also an IT engineer, returned from a meeting late Saturday. At around 2:15 a.m. her bike was hit from behind by a speeding Porsche. Both Ashwini and Aneesh died on the spot. The driver, aged 17 years and 8 months, was granted bail by a Pune court within 15 hours on certain conditions – he was asked to write a 300-word essay on accidents, work in the traffic police for 15 days and to undergo counseling and treatment for his drinking habit. The incident and the quick release on bail sparked widespread outrage. Pune police said they had sought the court’s permission to try the accused as an adult, but the request was rejected. They have now decided to move the sessions court. The teenager’s father has since been arrested.

At Aneesh Awadhiya’s house, the family members are shocked at the cruel way they lost their son. Pictures showed relatives hugging and crying. His uncle Akhilesh Awadhiya said, “The accused, a minor, was drunk and driving at 240 kmph. He didn’t have a driver’s license. This is murder, not an accident.”

Yesterday evening, Ashwini Koshta’s body reached her house in Jabalpur. Her family is also angry over the bail granted to the accused and has vowed to fight for justice till the end. “We are in shock. It is reprehensible that he was released on bail within 15 hours. He and his parents should be examined. We will discuss the matter once Ashwini’s last rites are over,” said her uncle Jugal Kishor Koshta. “She had so many dreams, she wanted to excel in life and make her parents proud. We cannot express our grief.”

“We want his bail revoked. Because of him, an innocent girl who had seen nothing of life died,” said Ashwini’s uncle Sachin Bokde.