Pune Porsche Crash: Rs 3L Paid to Doctors to Change Rich Brat's Blood Samples

Pune: Pune Police have confiscated Rs 2.5 lakhs and Rs 50,000 from arrested Dr. Ajay Taware and Atul Ghatkamble respectively, uncovering a potential nexus between the doctors and Vishal Agarwal (Rich brat’s father), who allegedly orchestrated the manipulation of blood samples at Sassoon Hospital. According to sources, Vishal Agarwal, exerted influence over Sassoon Hospital staff members to facilitate the tampering of blood samples.

Call Detail Records (CDRs) obtained by authorities shed light on a series of communications between hospital staff and Vishal Agarwal, suggesting a coordinated effort to alter crucial evidence.

The doctors, Dr Ajay Taware and Dr Srihari Harsul, Head of the Forensic Department, were arrested under sections 120B (Criminal Conspiracy) 467, 214 and 201 (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) under the primary section of 304 of the Indian Penal Code on Monday, May 28.

The Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar in a press conference held on Monday confirmed that the blood report of the juvenile was replaced with another person's. The senior official also mentioned that the rich brat's blood report was discarded in the dustbin. It was confirmed that the HOD of the department took money to replace the blood samples.

"On 19th May, at around 11 am the blood sample which was taken at Sassoon Hospital was thrown in a dustbin of the hospital and the blood sample of another person was taken and sent to the forensic lab...CMO Srihari Halnor replaced this blood sample. During the investigation, we found Srihari Halnor replaced this on the instructions of the HOD Forensic Medicine Department of Sassoon, Ajay Tawre," said Pune CP.

While speaking to the media, Kumar said that as of now three offences have been registered. One in 304 against the doctors, one against the teen's father and bar owners and a kidnapping offence filed against the rich brat's grandfather who allegedly has links with the underworld.

(With inputs from Sandip)