Pune car crash case: Two Sassoon doctors, hospital staffer, middleman remanded in 14-day judicial custody

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Two doctors and a staffer of Sassoon General Hospital along with one more person have been remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a Pune court in connection with the May 19 Porsche crash case, reported PTI.

The accident claimed the lives of two IT professionals hailing from Madhya Pradesh after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding Porsche car allegedly driven by a drunk minor boy in the early hours that day in Kalyani Nagar here.

Dr Ajay Taware, Dr Shrihari Halnor and Atul Ghatkamble, all attached to Sassoon General Hospital, and Amar Gaikwad were produced in the court of district additional sessions judge VR Kachare, reported PTI. Kachare remanded them in judicial custody for 14 days.

Taware, Halnor and Ghatkamble are accused of conspiring with the juvenile's parents to replace blood samples meant for tests to detect alcohol consumption.

Gaikwad worked as the middleman between the accused doctors and the juvenile's father, as per police.

Investigating officer (IO) Sunil Tambe told court the police custody of Gaikwad and another alleged middleman Ashpak Makandar was ending on June 10 but the magisterial custody remand (MCR) of Gaikwad was being sought since come crucial information regarding his role was being generated.

Pune car crash: Accused's mother seeks protection for teen after fake video goes viral

The mother of the 17-year-old accused of the Pune car crash has asked the police to protect her son after a fake video of him boasting about the incident has gone viral. In a video message, the accused's mother was seen stressing that the viral video was not of her son and was completely fabricated, reported PTI.

According to the report, speaking about the fake video concerning the Pune car crash, the teen accused's mother said, "The video which is being circulated is not of my son. That is a fake video. My son is in the detention centre."

The mother felt tearful while asking for her son's protection and had to step away from the camera, stated the PTI report.

According to the report, the viral video, which featured a rap song and someone claiming to have avoided punishment for the crash, was ultimately identified as a social media influencer rather than the accused of the Pune car crash.

The Pune car crash included a Porsche, allegedly driven by the 17-year-old, colliding with and killing two software engineers riding motorcycles in Pune early Sunday morning. Police allege the boy was intoxicated at the time.

The accused was first given bail by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on the condition that he write a 300-word essay, help traffic police for 15 days and seek counselling for his addiction to alcohol but was then remanded to an observation home until June 5, following public uproar and a police review petition. The teenager's father was also detained in connection with the case.