Man killed, 6 injured as DJ vehicle crashes into procession in Pune; 4 held
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Pune (PTI): A youth was killed and six others were injured after a truck carrying a DJ music system, part of a procession to celebrate a local politician's birthday, ploughed into the participants in Pune district, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Junnar town, they said, adding the police later arrested former Zilla Parishad president Devram Lande, whose birthday was being celebrated, his son, the owner of the vehicle carrying the DJ sound system and its driver.
The 21-year-old deceased, identified as Aditya Kale, was part of a troupe playing cymbals during the procession, according to the police.
"On Wednesday afternoon, a procession was being taken out in Junnar town to celebrate Lande's birthday. During the procession, the driver of the DJ vehicle, despite knowing that there is a crowd in front, drove the vehicle recklessly and negligently and rammed into seven persons who were part of the troupe playing cymbals," an official said.
"Kale was killed while six others suffered serious injuries in the accident," the official from Junnar police station said.
After the incident, Devram Lande, and his son, who had organised the procession, escaped from the spot, he said.
An angry crowd approached the police, seeking action against Lande and others.
The police subsequently registered a case against Lande, his son and two others and they were arrested on Wednesday night, the official said.
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'Someone must be held accountable': HC converts civil suit on Goa nightclub tragedy into PIL
Panaji (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.In a stern observation, Goa bench of the High Court of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan said the local panchayat had "failed to take suo motu cognisance" of the club and had taken "no action despite complaints."
The division bench directed the Goa government to file a detailed reply on the permissions granted to the nightclub.
The High Court, while fixing January 8 as the next date of hearing, pointed out that commercial operations were continuing in the structure despite it having been served a demolition order.
The original petition was filed after the December 6 tragedy by Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, the owners of the land on which the nightclub was operating.
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Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa, the lawyer representing the petitioner, was made amicus curiae in the matter and has been asked to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
In their petition, Amonkar and Divkar highlighted "the alarming pattern of statutory violations that have remained inadequately addressed despite multiple complaints, inspections, show-cause notices, and even a demolition order".
They contended that these violations posed "immediate threats to public safety, ecological integrity, and the rule of law in the state of Goa."
Investigations by multiple agencies into the nightclub fire have revealed various irregularities, including lack of permissions to operate the nightclub.
The Goa police arrested five managers and staff members of the club, while co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra have been detained in Thailand after they fled the country.
