Pune Porsche Crash: Teen’s blood samples swapped with mother’s, say sources
Shivani Agarwal, the mother of the 17-year-old boy involved in a Porsche car crash in Pune, provided blood sample, which was exchanged with her son’s at the city’s Sassoon General Hospital, according to police sources.
The blood sample was collected by Dr. Shrihari Halnor, one of the doctors accused of altering the young driver’s blood sample, and his staff, they said.
Agarwal was present at the hospital when the test took place and has since fled after the arrest of Dr Halnor and Dr Ajay Tawade, another accused, according to police sources, who are attempting to locate her.
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On May 19, the youngster, the son of a city builder, drank beer at a restaurant and club before slamming a bike and driving the Porsche at high speeds, murdering two IT professionals, Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta.
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Earlier, in response to the happenings, the Sassoon General Hospital fired Dr Halnor, the hospital’s chief medical officer, who was arrested on Monday.
According to the police, Dr Halnor, who took the juvenile’s blood sample, admitted that he modified the blood sample per Dr Tawade’s instructions.
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Previously, the hospital’s dean, Vinayak Kale, stated that Dr Tawade was named superintendent following a recommendation by MLA Sunil Tingre and clearance from the state’s medical education minister, Hasan Mushrif.
Despite being accused in kidney transplant and narcotics cases, Dr. Tawade was appointed head of the Forensic Medical Department, according to Kale.
Before the minor’s blood samples were collected, Vishal Agarwal, the teen driver’s father, interacted with Dr. Tawade via WhatsApp and FaceTime calls, as well as a single general call, according to police sources, who added that there were 14 such contacts in total.
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The calls were made between 8.30 and 10.40 a.m. on May 19, and the blood samples were taken at 11 a.m.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) analysis revealed no alcohol in the initial blood sample, raising suspicions. Later, a second blood test at a separate facility and DNA tests showed that the samples were from two different people.
This led investigators to suspect that the doctors at the Sassoon General Hospital had tampered with the evidence to protect the accused juvenile.
