Pune: In the Kalyaninagar accident case, a 900-page charge sheet has been filed in court against seven accused for tampering with blood samples and destroying evidence related to the minor driver of a Porsche.
The Pune police's crime branch presented significant evidence in this charge sheet, including testimonies from 50 witnesses, CCTV footage, analysis of the accused's mobile phones, the entire sequence of events involving the blood sample tampering, the crash impact assessment report of the Porsche car, and a report from the regional forensic science laboratory.
The charge sheet has been filed against Vishal Surendrakumar Agarwal, Shivani Agarwal (both residents of Bungalow No. 1, Brahma Suncity, Wadgaon Sheri), Dr. Ajay Taware, the head of the forensic department at Sassoon Hospital, Dr. Shrihari Halnor, the chief medical officer of the emergency department, constable Atul Ghatakamble, Ashpak Makandar, and Amar Gaikwad.
The charge sheet, filed in the court of Special Judge U.M. Mudholkar, contains substantial evidence. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shailesh Balkawade stated, "A preliminary charge sheet was filed on Thursday. An additional charge sheet under section 173 (8) will be filed in the next few days. Some reports, including the DNA test, are still pending and will be included in the supplementary charge sheet."
Blood Sample Tampering
On the night of May 18, a minor driving a speeding Porsche car collided with a two-wheeler in Kalyaninagar, resulting in the immediate death of a young man and woman. Prior to the incident, the minor had partied with friends at two pubs in Mundhwa.
Consequently, the police took the minor to Sassoon Hospital, where his blood samples were collected. The accused then conspired to switch his blood samples to protect him.
Vishal Agarwal paid Ashpak Makandar four lakh rupees at a hotel. Makandar handed three lakh rupees to Ghatakamble near the Juvenile Justice Board in Yerawada. It was found during the investigation that Ghatakamble accepted the money on the instructions of Dr. Ajay Taware and Dr. Shrihari Halnor.
Ghatakamble kept fifty thousand rupees and gave the remaining two and a half lakh rupees to Dr. Halnor. The police seized the three lakh rupees from both individuals, but the recipient of the remaining one lakh rupees is still unknown.
Dr. Halnor switched the minor's blood sample with Shivani's and sent it for testing. This was revealed in the regional forensic science laboratory's report.
CCTV footage and witness statements confirmed Makandar's presence at the locations where the blood samples were switched, including Sassoon Hospital, Yerawada police station, and the Juvenile Justice Board.