Parents of teenager involved in fatal Porsche crash in Pune remanded to police custody till June 5

A Pune court on Sunday remanded the parents of a 17-year-old boy involved in a fatal Porsche car accident to police custody till June 5. The couple faces allegations of tampering with evidence in connection with the tragic May 19 crash that claimed their lives. of two IT professionals.

Shivani Agarwal, the boy's mother, was arrested June 1 after authorities discovered she had replaced her son's blood samples with her own. Her husband, Vishal Agarwal, a real estate agent, had previously been arrested on charges related to destroying evidence.

Police produced the couple before a vacation court in Pune, seeking their remand for further investigation into the tampering of the minor's blood samples. The court approved their custody until June 5.

According to police statements, the Agarwals conspired to tamper with crucial evidence related to the accident by manipulating blood samples at a government hospital. This manipulation was intended to hide the fact that their son was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

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Defense lawyer Prashant Patil argued that the charges under Section 201 of the IPC (causing disappearance of evidence) were bailable and the couple should be remanded in judicial custody rather than in police custody. He noted that police had already searched Agarwal's residence and recovered CCTV footage.

Apart from the parents, the police also arrested the boy's grandfather, Surendra Agarwal, for allegedly kidnapping and forcing the family's driver to take responsibility for the accident. Two doctors from the Sassoon State General Hospital and an employee were also arrested for their role in the exchange of blood samples.

The police have registered three separate cases in connection with the incident. The first FIR directly relates to the accident, the second targets the bar that allegedly served alcohol to the minor and the third involves charges against the boy's father for allowing him to drive without a valid license. In addition, there are accusations related to the unjustified confinement and coercion of the family driver.

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