People in Pune continue to rage over the 17-year-old boy, son of renowned real estate developer Vishal Agarwal, who, allegedly, under the influence of alcohol, ran over two bike-borne IT professionals with his speeding unregistered Porsche Taycan on May 19.
The accused was earlier released on bail and was asked to write a 300-word essay.
To protest against the lenient punishment doled out to the Pune Porsche crash accused, an essay-writing competition was organised in the city, on Sunday, in which around 100 people took part.
Venue of essay-writing competition
The venue of the essay-writing competition was the spot in Kalyani Nagar where the accident took place on May 19.
Topics of essay-writing competition
According to a report by The Hindu, there were around 10 topics for the essay-writing competition, which included –
1 – What would I have done if my father was a builder
2 – What would I do if I became a policeman
3 – Ill effects of alcohol
4 – My favourite car
5 – The law is the same for all
6 – Is this administration sleeping?
7 – Today’s youth and their relation to addiction
8 – How to build better roads to avoid accidents
9 – Does India have equality in law
10 – My ideal Pune city
Winning prize
Cash prizes were announced for the three best essays — Rs 11,000, Rs 7,000 and Rs 5,000.
Who had organised the essay-writing competition in Pune?
According to a report by the Times of India, the essay-writing competition was the brainchild of social worker Changdeo Gite, who said he wished to highlight what many are calling the ‘preferential treatment’ of the boy accused in Pune Porsche accident case.
Essay-writing competition ‘my way of protesting’
“The issue is serious and it is ridiculous that one bail condition was to write a 300-word essay after taking the life of two people. I can’t fight this in court, but I wanted to highlight the injustice. The essay-writing competition is my way of protesting,” Gite was quoted as saying by ToI.
As per the report, participants of the essay-writing competition were grown adults between 30-40 years of, with only two or three under the age of 18. Several civil service aspirants and students also took part.
The essays were reviewed by a panel of five judges who will now choose a winner. With essays from multiple writers to vet, no decision was made on Sunday. The chief guest for the event was Kasba Peth MLA and Congress Lok Sabha elections candidate Ravindra Dhangekar.
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