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A 15-year-old boy, son of a renowned doctor in Kanpur, was detained by police on Wednesday in a hit-and-run case from October last year..
The police admitted that there were lapses in the case as the boy was involved in a similar incident in March this year...
The Kanpur teen's detention comes amid an outcry over the Pune crash case, where another minor is accused of ramming his speeding Porsche into a two-wheeler and killing two people...
The police registered a case under IPC Sections 279 and 338 (reckless driving) after the incident, but he was let go...
On being asked whether lapses on the part of the police led to the accused coming out of custody, the Commissioner said, "Somewhere a few people are responsible for the lapses in the case..
