Kanpur teen sent to juvenile home after mowing down 2 in father's car; being probed in separate hit-and-run case

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Kanpur Police sent the minor son of a well-known doctor to a juvenile home after he allegedly crashed his father's car into people, killing them in October 2023, amid the country's outrage over the Porsche hit-and-run deaths and calls for justice for the two IT professionals who died in the incident. In another hit-and-run incident in which the kid, who is not yet old enough to legally drive, injured four persons in the Barra neighbourhood of Kanpur, the police also took action against him.

Per an ANI report, an investigation against several members of the local police for allegedly doing nothing about the situation was also started. The child was allegedly involved in the two hit-and-run incidents on the surface, but he was nonetheless given free reign to explore. Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Harish Chandra, briefed the media that a departmental investigation has been initiated over the purported hold-up in submitting the chargesheet against the accused adolescent and taking action against him.

"On October 27, 2023, a case was registered that a car was involved in a hit-and-run incident in which two persons lost their lives. The case was registered under IPC Section 304 A, and, further investigation determined that a minor was behind the wheel of the vehicle. The accused was detained and produced before the Juvenile Justice Board on May 21, this year. The Board committed him to a juvenile correctional centre," ACP Harish Chander said.

"Another hit-and-run case was registered against the same minor earlier. The father, too, was booked along with the accused. Action will be taken against the officers in charge of the previous case for not filing a chargesheet in the matter," the ACP said.

Further details are awaited.

(With Inputs from ANI)