Pune teen’s mother arrested for ‘evidence tampering’
On Saturday, Pune police detained the mother of the 17-year-old suspected of running over two technicians with his Porsche last month. According to the local police chief, Shivani Agarwal was detained when it was confirmed that his son’s blood samples had been substituted with hers.
Authorities stated that Agarwal was located after arriving in Pune on Friday evening from Mumbai. According to PTI, she is probably going to be presented in court today.
In the course of their investigation, the police also had an hour-long conversation with the teenager in his mother’s presence at the observation home, where he has been placed until June 5.
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“We will conduct the minor’s inquiry inside the home in the presence of his mother,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shailesh Balkawade had said before police spoke to the minor.
Juvenile Justice Board permitted police to probe the teenager on Friday
On Friday, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) granted the police permission to investigate the adolescent. According to the Juvenile Justice Act, investigations against minors must be performed in the presence of their parents, according to PTI.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar stated that the accident investigation has proved that the teen’s blood samples were switched with his mother’s.
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The arrest comes only days after police informed a local court that the teen’s blood samples were replaced with those of a lady to prove that he was not drunk at the time of the accident.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report revealed no alcohol in the teen’s first 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.
