The Pune metropolis police on Monday evening arrested two extra folks in reference to the Porsche accident case for allegedly taking part in a task in swapping the blood samples of the minor accused’s buddies on the Sassoon Hospital. With this, the variety of arrests on this case has gone as much as 9.
Two IT engineers Aneesh Awadhiya and his buddy Ashwini Koshta, each 24 and from Madhya Pradesh, have been killed after the rushing Porsche automobile pushed by the 17-and half-year-old boy allegedly in an inebriated state hit their motorbike at Pune’s Kalyani Nagar junction early on Could 19. A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged towards the minor automobile driver on the Yerwada police station on the identical day.
The police investigation revealed that when the minor accused was taken to Sassoon Hospital after the accident for a medical examination, his blood pattern was allegedly changed together with his mom’s. The probe additionally revealed that blood samples of two of his buddies, each minors, who have been within the automobile on the time of the accident, have been additionally swapped on the state-run hospital.
A senior police officer confirmed the daddy of a buddy and a non-public individual have been amongst these arrested on Monday evening for enjoying a task in swapping their blood samples.
Earlier than this, the police arrested seven folks within the Pune Porsche case, together with the dad and mom of the minor boy, Dr Ajay Taware, the then head of the Forensic Drugs Division of the Sassoon Hospital, Dr Shrihari Halnor, the casualty medical officer (CMO) on the time, and Atul Ghatkamble a morgue workers. Ashpak Basha Makandar and Amar Gaikwad, who acted as middlemen between the daddy of the minor accused driver and the 2 docs and hospital workers, have been additionally arrested. All of them have been accused of conspiring to vary the blood samples of the minor accused and his buddies in the course of the examination.
On July 26, the Pune police filed a preliminary chargesheet of over 900 pages towards the seven accused. Six of them have utilized for bail earlier than a particular court docket in Pune. A particular court docket in Pune is prone to cross an order on the bail purposes at this time.
Particular Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray has opposed their bail pleas. Hiray submitted to the court docket that the blood samples have been allegedly swapped in Dr Harnol’s room within the Sassoon Hospital. Hiray mentioned that two trainee docs have been requested to gather the blood samples of the minor boy, his mom in addition to his buddies.
On June 17, the police submitted the “ultimate report” towards the minor driver earlier than the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). A police officer mentioned the ultimate report includes particulars proper from the second the boy left his residence on the night of Could 18 to the accident at Kalyani Nagar on Could 19.
The ultimate report, in accordance with the police, has details about the CCTV footage obtained from the minor’s residence, and likewise from the 2 accommodations the place he allegedly consumed liquor. It additionally has statements from the minor’s buddies and a driver, who have been current within the Porsche automobile on the time of the accident. It additionally has statements of the minor’s buddies who have been current with him on the celebration on the accommodations the place they’d meals and liquor earlier than the accident, the police mentioned.
In keeping with police sources, the witness statements and the CCTV footage at totally different areas show that the minor boy was drunk and was driving the Porsche automobile that knocked down and killed two younger engineers.
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