Crime

A speeding luxury car collided with two two-wheelers in Pune's Mundhwa early today, resulting in one death and three injuries. The deceased was identified as 21-year-old Rauf Akbar Shaikh, a food delivery partner. The driver, Ayush Pradip Tayal, 34, was arrested on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

According to police, Tayal was travelling in his Audi from ABC Road toward Tadi Gutta Chowk when he first struck a two-wheeler at approximately 1.30 am, injuring three riders. His car subsequently collided with another two-wheeler, severely injuring Shaikh, who later died at a private hospital in Hadapsar. Although Tayal fled the scene, police used CCTV footage to trace his vehicle's licence plate and located him at his Hadapsar home. Blood samples have been taken to determine if he was under the influence of alcohol during the incident.

A First Information Report was filed against him at the Mundhwa police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 105.