The blood-cleaning racket in high-profile cases of drunk drives running over and killing innocent people was uncovered in a recent Porsche crash case in Pune. The investigation revealed the names of high-profile people connected to and supported the blood-cleaning racket in such cases.
On May 19, in the early hours, a 17-year-old son of builder Vishal Agarwal allegedly drove his Porsche over 150 kmph. He hit the two It professionals Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta and they were killed in the accident in the Kalyani Nagar area, Pune. The sources revealed that the incident occurred when a 17-year-old teen was returning after celebrating the class 12 result with his friends from two Pune bars.
During the court proceeding both lawyers argued over the extension plea of the minor accused under the observation facility. After hearing the argument of both sides, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) extended the boy's stay at the observation home till June 25.
The police officials disclosed that Dr. Ajay Tawade, the head of Sassoon Hospital's Forensic Medical Department, allegedly helped the accused to switch the minor's blood sample containing alcohol with those of his mother without containing alcohol traces. The case also revealed that Dr. Tawade helped, in the same way, several accused people in switching the blood sample services through a network of brokers.
"The brokers would demand lakhs for the service, usually above ₹ 5 lakh, and the money would be funneled to Dr. Tawade, with them keeping a cut," said a source, adding that this had been going on since the doctor took over the forensic department nearly two years ago.
Dr. Tawade was also found guilty in other cases such as drug cases and a kidney transplant racket and had also alleged allegedly been elevated to the post of the forensic department head.
Dr. Tawade was also found guilty in other cases such as drug cases and a kidney transplant racket and had also alleged allegedly been elevated to the post of the forensic department head at the recommendation letter of an MLA Sunil Tingre and Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif. MLA Sunil Tinger was suspected after the Porsche accident of pressurizing police officials to go easy on the case.
There are other cases also filed along with the Porsche crash accident case. The cases included an FIR against the pub that allegedly served liquor to the juvenile. The police took the minor's father under custody for allowing him to drive the car without a valid license. The last case was against the minor's grandfather Surendra Agarwal for allegedly kidnapping the family's driver and putting pressure on him to take the blame for the fatal accident.
(Input from various sources)
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