Porsche automobile crash case uncovered systemic corruption: Pune Police Commissioner

The Porsche automobile crash case uncovered “systemic corruption,” however the Pune Police have efficiently uncovered the nexus behind the alternative of the accused juvenile’s blood samples with these of his mom, Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar mentioned on Wednesday (October 9, 2025).

The case made nationwide headlines after the high-end automobile allegedly pushed by the 17-year-old boy in an inebriated state mowed down motorcycle-borne IT professionals Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa within the Kalyani Nagar space on May 19 final 12 months.

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“Last 12 months’s Porsche automobile crash case sparked widespread discussions about Pune’s deteriorating social tradition, alleged police corruption, and a number of other different points. Amid all of the criticism, one optimistic facet stood out: the case uncovered systemic corruption.

“It also demonstrated how the police, working within the same system, managed to uncover the entire nexus behind the replacement of the juvenile’s blood samples with those of his mother,” Mr. Kumar mentioned whereas addressing Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, an initiative aimed toward elevating consciousness in opposition to drug dependancy, organised at Modern College.

He added that the juvenile has been launched since he was a minor.

“However, his mother has remained in jail for over a year, and his father continues to be behind bars. Doctors from Sassoon Hospital and others involved are also still in jail,” Mr. Kumar mentioned, including that one mistake by a toddler, and an try by his mother and father to cowl it up, destroyed a whole household.

He mentioned the police will observe up on this case till each responsible individual is punished. Mr. Kumar additionally appealed to college students to avoid intoxicating substances and medicines.

“You are not only endangering your own life but also putting your entire family at risk,” he mentioned, urging the youth to not fall prey to dangerous addictions.

“Instead, stand strong and act as a force to ensure that drug abuse is curbed in your surroundings. We assure you of full police support,” he added.

He additional acknowledged that if youth from all faculties unite and resolve to finish this menace, “the day is not far when not even one gram of drug will be sold in the city”.

The investigation into the automobile crash had revealed that the juvenile’s blood samples had been changed with these of his mom.

The roles of Dr Ajay Taware, head of the forensic division, Medical Officer Shreehari Halnor, and a hospital staffer got here underneath scrutiny.

While the mom is at the moment out on bail, the juvenile’s father, Sassoon Hospital medical doctors Taware and Halnor, staffer Atul Ghatkamble, two middlemen, Ashpak Makandar and Amar Gaikwad, and others stay in jail for the alleged blood pattern swap.