Father arrested for son’s rash driving

Nagpur police sent out a strong message to parents when it arrested a property dealer and his son for causing death by rash and negligent driving, reports Pradip Kumar Maitra.

Nagpur police sent out a strong message to parents when it arrested a property dealer and his son for causing death by rash and negligent driving. The 15-year old son of Ramesh Khadatkar was riding a motorcycle at high speed when he hit a man on the road, killing him.

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According to the police, they have registered cases against Ramesh Khadatkar (41) and his son for rash driving.

The minor was driving the motorbike without a valid licence. Justifying the arrest of the father, police said he was equally responsible. “He should have discouraged his minor son from driving a geared vehicle. There was no way that the boy could have also applied for a driving licence being a minor,” said AL Dhotre, the investigation officer.