A man who fled to India after killing a teenager while drink-driving in Melbourne is reportedly claiming Australia's justice system is racist in a bid to avoid facing justice.

Puneet Puneet​ had been on bail and was awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to culpable driving over the 2008 death of Gold Coast teenager Dean Hofstee when he fled Australia using a friend's passport in 2009. He was arrested four years later in India.

Mr Puneet was a 19-year-old learner driver when he hit and killed Mr Hofstee, 19, and seriously injured Clancy Coker, 20, in Southbank on October 1, 2008. Police estimated Mr Puneet was driving at 148km/h - more than double the legal limit in the area. He also tested positive for alcohol.

Mr Puneet is fighting extradition to Australia.