Pune Porsche crash: 2 Juvenile Justice Board members sacked for granting bail to accused minor

The Maharashtra government has sacked two state-appointed members of Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Pune on the charge of “misuse of power”, state commissioner for women and child development (WCD) said on Thursday.

A speeding Porsche driven by the 17-year-old accused had crashed into a motorcycle, killing two persons at Kalyaninagar on May 19, this year. (FILE PHOTO)

The action follows after the JJB members LN Danwade and Kavita Thorat faced a probe over the bail granted to the 17-year-old juvenile accused driver in the May 19 Porsche car crash with a condition of writing a 300-word essay on road safety, among other controversial bail conditions.