
In a significant development in the Pune Porsche crash case, the police have arrested the mother of the teenage driver accused of causing the death of two techies. The arrest follows revelations that she swapped her blood sample with that of her son to prove he wasn’t drunk at the time of the accident.
Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar stated that the investigation uncovered the deliberate replacement of the minor’s blood sample with his mother’s. The crash, which occurred on May 19 in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar, involved a Porsche allegedly driven by the inebriated 17-year-old, resulting in the deaths of engineers Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Kostha.
The teenage driver has been sent to an observation home, while his father and grandfather have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping the family driver and pressuring him to take the blame for the incident. The influential family initially tried to convince the driver to confess to the crime in exchange for money. When he refused, they resorted to kidnapping and coercion.
Further investigation revealed irregularities in the teen’s medical examination at the state-run Sassoon Hospital. In response, the Maharashtra Medical Education department appointed a three-member committee, led by Dr. Pallavi Sapale, dean of Mumbai-based Grant Medical College, to examine the case.
The teen’s mother had previously appeared in a video message claiming that a viral video purportedly featuring her son was fake. She appealed to the police to protect her son and broke down on camera.
The two victims, 24-year-old engineers from Madhya Pradesh, were killed when the speeding Porsche hit their bike late on May 19. The teen, initially released on bail within 15 hours under conditions widely criticized as lenient, was asked to write a 300-word essay, work with traffic police for 15 days, and seek treatment for his drinking habit.
Sources By Agencies