The two police officers suspended for dereliction of duty in the initial response to the Porsche crash case that killed two IT engineers in Pune on May 19 last year have been dismissed from the service. The officers, Inspector Rahul Jagdale and Assistant Police Inspector Vishwanath Todkari, were attached to the Yerawada police station.

Jagdale and Todkari were charged with lapses in the initial investigation and failing to inform the wireless control room about the incident in time, among other charges about their initial response.

When contacted, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar confirmed to The Indian Express that the two officers had been dismissed from the service. A proposal to dismiss them had been sent to the office of the Maharashtra director-general of police in March followi

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