Two doctors and a staff member of Sassoon General Hospital, along with one other person, were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a Pune court in connection with the May 19 Porsche accident case, PTI reported.
The accident claimed the lives of two IT professionals hailing from Madhya Pradesh after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding Porsche car allegedly driven by a drunk minor in the early hours of the day at Kalyani Nagar here.
Dr Ajay Taware, Dr Shrihari Halnor and Atul Ghatkamble, all attached to Sassoon General Hospital, and Amar Gaikwad were produced before the court of Additional District Sessions Judge VR Kachare, PTI reported. Kachare kept them in judicial custody for 14 days.
Taware, Halnor and Ghatkamble are accused of conspiring with the minor’s parents to replace blood samples intended for testing for alcohol consumption.
Gaikwad worked as an intermediary between the accused doctors and the boy’s father, according to police.
Investigating Officer (IO) Sunil Tambe told the court that the police custody of Gaikwad and another alleged middleman, Ashpak Makandar, would end on June 10, but the magisterial remand (MCR) of Gaikwad was being sought as information was being generated crucial about his role.
Pune car accident: Accused’s mother seeks protection for teenager after fake video goes viral
The mother of the 17-year-old accused in the Pune car accident has asked police to protect her son after a fake video of him bragging about the incident went viral. In a video message, the mother of the accused was seen emphasizing that the viral video was not of her son and was completely fabricated, PTI reported.
According to the report, talking about the fake video about the car accident in Pune, the mother of the accused teenager said, “The video that is being circulated is not of my son. It is a fake video. My son is in the detention centre.” “.
The mother cried while asking for protection for her son and had to move away from the camera, the PTI report said.
According to the report, the viral video, which featured a rap song and someone claiming to have avoided punishment for the accident, was eventually identified as a social media influencer and not the accused in the Pune car accident.
The Pune car accident included a Porsche, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy, crashing and killing two software engineers riding motorcycles in Pune early Sunday morning. Police allege the boy was intoxicated at the time.
The accused was initially granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on the condition that he write a 300-word essay, assist the traffic police for 15 days and seek counseling for his alcohol addiction, but later He was admitted to an observation center until June. 5, after public uproar and a request for a police review. The teenager’s father was also arrested in connection with the case.