Pune teen barred from driving till he’s 25, Porsche was unregistered

Maharashtra Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar announced that the 17-year-old boy who tragically killed two motorcycle-borne IT professionals with his Porsche in Pune will be prohibited from obtaining a driving licence until he is 25. Additionally, state transport officials revealed that the permanent registration of the Porsche Taycan had been pending since March due to the owner’s failure to pay a fee of Rs 1,758.

Meanwhile, the police have seized a bill of Rs 48,000 from a bar where the minor had gone prior to the accident that killed the two IT professionals, identified as Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa, from Madhya Pradesh.

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Luxury Car’s Registration Suspended for 12 Months

Earlier, a case of culpable homicide under section 304 was filed against him, but the court granted him bail within 14 hours of being detained on grounds that he was a minor.

Bhimanwar told the PTI news agency on Tuesday that the luxury vehicle involved in Sunday’s accident that took place in the city’s Kalyani Nagar, won’t be allowed to register at any Regional Transport Office (RTO) for 12 months as its existing temporary registration will be cancelled under provisions of the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.

“When it was produced at the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO), it was found that a certain registration fee was not paid, and the owner was asked to pay the amount for completion of the procedure,” he said, adding that the vehicle was sent to Pune on a temporary registration after it was imported by a Bengaluru-based dealer.

“However, the vehicle was not brought to the RTO for the completion of the registration process after that.”

According to the state transport officials, road tax is exempted for electric vehicles registered in Maharashtra. The registration fees applicable for the Porsche Taycan model were only Rs 1,758, which included Rs 1,500 hypothecation fees, Rs 200 smart card RC fees and Rs 58 postal charges.

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