Pune Police arrest two senior doctors for tampering with minor’s blood reports in Porsche accident case

The doctor’s act could have repercussions on the prosecution case and the direction of the investigations

May 27, 2024

Pune accident case: Forensics doctors from Sassoon General Hospital arrested for blood sample tampering

The Pune Police have arrested two senior doctors of a government hospital for allegedly ‘tampering’ with the blood report of the minor accused who was involved in the drink-and-drive Porsche car crash that killed two techies.

The doctor’s act could have repercussions on the prosecution case and the direction of the investigations.

Dr. Ajay Taware, head of the forensics team, and Dr. Shrihari Halnor of the Blood Bank at the government-run Sassoon Hospital were taken into custody.

The duo is suspected of allegedly manipulating the blood samples of the 17-year-old boy and submitting a misleading blood test report.

Besides the doctors, the Pune Police on May 24 had suspended two cops PI Rahul Jagdale and API Vishwanath Todkari for alleged dereliction of duty and other lapses pertaining to the accident.

However, Pune Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said last week that the police had taken a second blood test report which was sent to a private hospital, and the investigators plan to carry out a DNA test to match them, as the blood sample reports had raised doubts.

The accused minor is currently lodged in a Juvenile Correctional Home in Pune, his father is in judicial custody while his grandfather Surendra Kumar Agarwal is in police custody in the same case that has sparked a nationwide rage.

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