Pune police have arrested the father of the 17-year-old boy who crashed his speeding Porsche into a bike which killed two people.

Real estate developer Vishal Agrawal was arrested from Aurangabad city of Maharashtra after a case was registered against him on Monday.

He was reportedly on the run.

What happened on Sunday night?

A man and a woman, riding a motorbike, were killed when the car, driven by a 17-year-old, hit their vehicle in Pune's Kalyani Nagar in the wee hours of Sunday.

The accident happened at 3:15 am when Anish Awadiya and Ashwini Costa were returning home with friends on motorcycles after partying at a club, according to the police, reported NDTV.

The two riders were flung into the air under the impact of the crash, causing them to land on another car. They died instantly. After hitting them, the car crashed into the pavement and came to a halt, said the report.

According to media reports, the minor accused is the son of a renowned builder in Pune.

Videos on social media showed a group of people thrashing the minor as he tried to come out of his mangled car.