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Morning briefing: Pune teen driver spent ₹48k at pub before accident; heatwave warning in Delhi, Haryana; and more

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Published on: May 22, 2024, 09:01:55 IST
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Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar reported that a 17-year-old, son of a prominent builder, spent 48,000 in just 90 minutes at a pub before a fatal accident. Early on Sunday morning, the teen crashed his luxury Porsche Taycan into a motorcycle, killing two young IT professionals. The sequence of events began when the teen and his friends visited Cosie restaurant-pub at 10:40 PM on Saturday, where they incurred the hefty bill. After Cosie stopped serving them, they moved to Blak Mariott at 12:10 AM. The details were reported by The Times of India. Dig deeper.

The Porsche Taycan, involved in the Pune accident, was running without a licence plate. (PTI)
The Porsche Taycan, involved in the Pune accident, was running without a licence plate. (PTI)

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