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Mumbai Viral Video: Amid the outrage over the Pune Porsche crash that claimed the life of two IT professionals, a man has been arrested in Mumbai after a video of him went viral on social media where he can been seen lying on the bonnet of a moving BMW which was being driven by a 17-year-old boy, the police said. The man identified as Subham Mitalia (21) was driven around the Shivaji Chowk area in Mumbai's Kalyan on Saturday by the teenager.

 

The video was recorded by locals in the area. According to police, Subham Mitalia was arrested while a case has been registered against the teenager and his father. The car is registered in the name of the minor's father who is a government official, the police added.

"The case has been registered against the official for allowing his underage son to drive without a driving license," officials said.

This comes days after, a massive pandemonium erupted after a 17-year-old youth on May 21 rammed his high-end Porsche Taycan into a motorcycle in Pune, killing two IT professionals, Ashwini Koshta (24) and Aneesh Awadhiya (24). The accused, who is the son of a real estate developer, Vishal Agarwal, was reportedly under the influence of liquor when the incident took place.

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Moreover, builder Vishal Agrawal is said to have used his influence owing to which his son was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) while setting conditions like social service and writing an essay.

However, the Juvenile Board rolled back its erstwhile verdict after a massive outrage was erupted over the incident. The accused was sent to a juvenile home for 14 days.

Earlier, reports claimed the family driver of the Agrawal family was pressured by the family of the accused to take the blame of the accident. Reacting over the allegations, SK Agrawal, grandfather of the accused, said he returned to Pune last Sunday and it was not possible for him to threaten the driver as he was not present at the scene.

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A court on Saturday remanded Agrawal in police custody till May 28. Earlier, Amitesh Kumar, Pune Police Commissioner, said the father and grandfather of the accused offered cash and gifts to the family of driver to take the blame. They also allegedly threatened him. The duo has been booked under IPC Sections 365 (kidnapping with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person) and 368 (wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement).