In a shocking turn of events, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar revealed that two doctors at Sasson Hospital in Pune had tampered with evidence in the luxury car crash case involving a juvenile. The doctors allegedly replaced the blood sample of the juvenile accused with another person’s sample, discarding the original sample in the hospital’s dustbin. This revelation has added a new layer of complexity to the case, leading to the arrest of the doctors and prompting further investigation by the authorities.
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- Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar disclosed the tampering of evidence in the luxury car crash case during a press conference.
- The doctors at Sasson Hospital allegedly replaced the blood sample of the juvenile accused with another person’s sample.
- The original blood sample was discarded in the hospital’s dustbin on May 19.
- CMO Srihari Halnor is implicated in the replacement of the blood sample, allegedly acting on the instructions of HOD Forensic Medicine Department, Ajay Tawre.
- Suspicions arose when the initial report cleared the juvenile of alcohol consumption, prompting a secret second sample to be taken.
- The second sample, matched with the DNA of the juvenile’s father, indicating potential tampering in the case.
- Pune Police are now searching for the individual whose blood sample was used to replace the juvenile’s.
- The arrested doctors will be produced before the court for police custody.
- Sections 120 B, 467, and 201 of the IPC have been registered against the doctors for forgery and destruction of evidence.
- The grandfather of the minor accused was also arrested, and a separate FIR has been filed against him under IPC sections 365 and 368.
