Parents of Pune Porsche crash accused sent to police custody till June 5

Pune: The parents of a 17-year-old minor who is suspected of being involved in a Porsche car accident were placed under police custody till June 5 by a Pune court on Sunday in connection with an evidence destruction case.

The two are being investigated for their possible involvement in altering the minor's blood sample after the car accident that killed two IT professionals on May 19 in Pune, Maharashtra.

The minor's mother, Shivani Agarwal, was arrested on June 1, after the revelation that the boy's blood samples were replaced with hers, PTI reported.

The police had taken custody of his father, realtor Vishal Agrawal, arrested earlier in a related case, for allegedly being involved in the destruction of evidence.

The police produced the duo before a holiday court in Maharashtra's Pune city and sought their remand, which was allowed till June 5.

The police told the court that the Agarwal couple conspired and destroyed the evidence related to the accident.

They went to a state-run hospital and manipulated the blood samples of the minor, as per the police.

The couple's lawyer, Prashant Patil, submitted that the police had already searched their house and recovered the footage of CCTV installed at their place.

They have been booked under IPC section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence), which is a bailable offence. Hence they should be sent to judicial custody, Patil said.

Besides the minor's parents, the police have also arrested his grandfather Surendra Agarwal for allegedly kidnapping the family's driver and putting pressure on him to take the blame for the accident, among other charges.

The other persons in police custody are two doctors of the state-run Sassoon General Hospital and an employee for allegedly swapping the blood samples of the minor boy.

The police have registered three separate cases in connection with the car accident. The three cases include an FIR in connection with the accident and the second one against the bar that allegedly served liquor to the juvenile.

The police have booked the boy's father for allowing him to drive the car without a valid license.

A third case is about the wrongful confinement and coercion of the family driver to take the blame for the accident.