Porsche crash case: Order on bail plea reserved for August 20

Vartha Bharati | 15-08-2024 | 12:10:00 IST

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Pune (PTI): The sessions court here on Wednesday reserved for August 20 its order on the bail applications filed by the six accused including the minor driver's parents in the Porsche crash case.

Defence lawyers concluded their arguments, stating that as the probe in the case is complete and a chargesheet has been filed, the accused be given bail.

The 17-year-old minor's parents Vishal and Shivani Agarwal; Dr Ajay Taware and Dr Shreehari Halnor of Sassoon general hospital, and two `middlemen', namely, Ashpak Makandar and Amar Gaikwad, were arrested in the aftermath of the accident.

Two IT professionals in their early 20s were killed on May 19 when their motorcycle was hit by a Porsche, allegedly driven by the Agarwals' son in an inebriated condition, in Kalyani Nagar area of Pune city.

"The case against my client is tampering with the evidence by the means of swapping the blood samples, and the sections that are levelled against Dr Halnor are bailable and since the chargesheet has already been filed and the probe is completed, bail should be granted," argued advocate Rhishikesh Ganu, lawyer for Dr Halnor.

The prosecution has already collected evidence such as CCTV footage and WhatsApp messages, so there was no scope of it getting tampered with if the bail was given, he said.

Advocate Harshad Nimbalkar represented the Agarwals, while Advocate Sudhir Shah represented Dr Taware and Makandar and Gaikwad were defended by Advocate Prasad Kulkarni.

The order will be passed on August 20, the court said.

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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad

02-05-2026 ¦ 02-05-2026 IST

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.