Who is Vishal Agarwal? Father of Pune Porsche Accident Accused With An 'Underworld Connection'

The father of the 17-year-old accused, who while driving a Porsche car allegedly knocked down two young IT professionals killing them on the spot, was among the five people arrested in the case so far after nationwide outrage.

Vishal Agarwal, a real estate developer, will be produced before a court on Wednesday at 2 pm.

The police had registered a case against the teenager’s father under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Section 75 deals with “willful neglect of a child, or exposing a child to mental or physical illnesses,” while section 77 deals with supplying a child with intoxicating liquor or drugs.

Who Is Vishal Agarwal? Porsche Accident Accused’s Father

• Agarwal is a prominent real estate developer in Maharashtra with a long-standing history in the construction business. Their firm, Brahma Corp, was founded by the minor accused’s great-grandfather, Brahmadatt Agarwal.
• According to Business Today, Vishal Agarwal’s company has been involved in several major housing projects in Pune’s Wadgaon Sheri, Kharadi, and Viman Nagar areas.
• After the accident, Agarwal is facing charges under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act for letting his minor son to drive and consume alcohol.
• According to the FIR lodged in connection with the incident, the man, despite knowing his son did not have a valid driving license, gave him the car, thus endangering the latter’s life. He also allowed his son to party despite knowing he consumes liquor.
• The father of builder Vishal Agarwal also had links with the underworld and allegedly paid gangster Chhota Rajan in a shootout case in Pune.

Pune Porsche Accident: Minor Booked Under Section 304

A case has been registered against the boy under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder ) of the IPC and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

A Pune court on Tuesday remanded three accused – an owner and two managers of different restaurants — where the boy consumed liquor along with his friends before getting behind the wheel of the car — to police custody till May 24 in the case.

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