After the Porsche hit-an-run case initiated nationwide outrage among people for the bail of a teen who mowed down two engineers with a sped luxury car, in another similar incident, the Kanpur Police has sent a minor son of a prominent doctor to a juvenile home after he alleged rammed his father can into people, killing them in October 2023.According to the officials, the probe was ordered against him in a separate hit-and-run case, in which the minor, who is not even eligible to drive due to being underage, injured four people in the Barra area of Kanpur.Sources claim that an investigation against several members of the local police allegedly has also been initiated for not taking any action against the teen. It was alleged that the child was allowed to roam despite being the prime convict in the two hit-and-run cases.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 charge sheet against the accused adolescent and taking action against him.How the media glare on Pune Porsche incident forced UP police to open fresh investigation in a similar case involving a 15-year-old repeat offender.In UPs Kanpur, a 15-yo driving a car rammed into a shop killing two minors on 26 October 2023. The juvenile offender was… pic.twitter.com/162PjoqtSh— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) May 23, 2024Its essential to ensure that justice is served while also providing support and guidance for the teenager to understand the consequences of their actions and hopefully learn from them. Hit-and-run cases can have devastating effects on the victims and their families.
