Kin of Audi hit-and-run victim demands stern measures against road accidents

The driver of the Audi, identified as Ayush Pradip Tayal, 34, has been arrested on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the police said. Tayal had fled the scene after the accident.

“The police were helpful to us, but now we want justice. Some action needs to be taken. How many cases of killing of poor people by the rich will we see? In Pune hit-and-run cases and rape cases are all increasing.” said Chand Shaikh, questioning the poor law and order system.

Chand Shaikh said that the tragedy happened while Rauf was on his way to deliver his last order of the day. “He was from a poor family and had been working as a delivery boy for the last 2 months,” he added.

Tayal’s blood sample has been sent to check if he was under the influence of alcohol while driving, said a senior police officer.

Five months ago two IT engineers and his friend from Madhya Pradesh died after a speeding Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-and-a-half-year-old boy in an inebriated state, hit their motorcycle at Pune’s Kalyani Nagar junction early on May 19.