A forensic laboratory report confirmed that the mother’s blood samples were used to replace those of the 17-year-old driver involved in the Porsche accident that claimed two lives in Pune, police told a court on Wednesday according to a PTI report. .
The sessions court extended the police custody of the teenager’s parents till June 10 on the police’s request.
Last month, two doctors and an employee at Sassoon General Hospital were arrested for allegedly replacing the minor’s blood samples after the May 19 accident to prove he was not drunk at the time.
One of the doctors is alleged to have been in contact with the teenager’s father, according to the PTI report.
The teen’s mother was arrested on conspiracy charges on June 1.
On Wednesday, the police produced the minor’s parents, the two doctors and the hospital employee in court after their police custody ended, PTI reported.
The court extended the custody of the doctors and the hospital employee until June 7.
The police have also submitted an application to the Juvenile Justice Board seeking a 14-day extension of the remand of the 17-year-old who is lodged in an observation centre. His preventive detention ends on Wednesday.
Pune car accident: Police arrest mother of accused minor in connection with case
The mother of a child involved in the Pune car accident was arrested after it was confirmed that his blood samples were exchanged with her. She is scheduled to appear in court today, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said.
The investigation revealed that the minor, who allegedly caused the car accident in Pune while driving under the influence of alcohol, had his blood samples replaced with those of his mother. Two IT professionals were killed in the early hours of May 19 in Kalyani Nagar, Pune, when a Porsche driven by a boy collided with their two-wheeler, PTI reported.
According to the PTI report, the 17-year-old accused has been posted to an observation home until June 5. His father, real estate agent Vishal Agarwal, and his grandfather, Surendra Agarwal, have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping the family driver and pushing him. accept responsibility for the Pune car accident. A court has remanded the father and grandfather in judicial custody for 14 days.
Dr Ajay Taware, former head of the forensic medicine department at Sassoon General Hospital, doctor Dr Shrihari Halnor and employee Atul Ghatkamble have been accused of manipulating blood samples from the minor to indicate that he was not intoxicated at the time of the accident. During the sample collection process, the police found that Vishal Agarwal and Dr Taware had exchanged many calls. Dr Taware allegedly took three lakh rupees to enable sample tampering, according to Maharashtra Minister Hasan Mushrif.
Police have sought the arrest of Vishal Agarwal in connection with tampering with blood samples in the Pune car accident case. Meanwhile, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has given permission to the police to examine the youth involved in the Porsche accident. The Juvenile Justice Law requires that the investigation of a minor be carried out in the presence of the minor’s parents.
Initially, the JJB granted bail to the teenager and asked him to prepare a 300-word essay on road safety. However, due to public outrage, the police again submitted a petition to the JJB, which resulted in a modification of the order and the transfer of the minor to an observation home until June 5.
The Maharashtra government has formed a committee to evaluate the conduct of the JJB members and verify that correct procedures were followed in the matter. The committee, chaired by a deputy commissioner, will submit its report next week, according to Prashant Narnavare, commissioner of the Women and Children Department.