Pune Porsche Case: The car had no defect, report company officials, teen admits to being drunk

The Porsche Taycan, which was being driven by the 17-year-old during the deadly crash on May 19 in Kalyani Nagar that killed a techie couple, does not have defects or any technical issue, officials of the car company said in their report.

The report, compiled by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) with inputs from Porsche company officials, confirms that the vehicle had no defects or technical issues at the time of the accident.

Earlier, Maharashtra transport officials said that the permanent registration of the luxury car had been pending since March because the owner of the vehicle, the accused teen’s father, did not pay a fee of Rs 1,758. The amount included Rs 1,500 hypothecation fees, Rs 200 smart card RC fees and Rs 58 postal charges.

They also said, citing records, that the Porsche was bought from a dealer in Bengaluru and not Pune. The car had an authentic temporary registration certificate with a validity of six months between March and September 2024. The officials added that the Bengaluru-based dealer wasn’t at fault since he handed over the car after the temporary registration was done.

According to the officials, road tax is exempted for electric vehicles registered in Maharashtra.

The teenager, meanwhile, has admitted to the police that he was indeed heavily drunk while driving the Porsche when the accident happened. He also informed the officials that he didn’t remember all the incidents of the fatal night completely.

The teenager’s parents, Shivani Agarwal and Vishal Agarwal, have both been remanded to police custody till June 5. The police have also arrested the teen’s grandfather and taken two doctors of Pune’s Sassoon General Hospital and an employee into custody. They are accused of tampering with the blood sample of their son to protect the 17-year-old.

As many as three separate cases have been filed in the incident – an FIR pertaining to the accident, a second case against the bar that allegedly served liquor to the teen, and a third case for the wrongful confinement and coercion of the family driver to take the blame for the accident.

The police have formed over a dozen teams consisting of 100 personnel to look into several aspects of the investigation into the crash.