Pune teen's mother arrested, now entire family is behind bars

The Pune police on Saturday arrested the mother of the 17-year-old accused of running over two techies with his Porsche last month. Shivani Agarwal was arrested after confirmation that his son's blood samples were replaced with hers, the city police chief said.

Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said the accident investigation has revealed that the minor's blood samples were replaced with those of his mother.

Two techies were killed on May 19 in Pune's Kalyani Nagar after a Porsche allegedly being driven by the drunk minor rammed into their two-wheeler.

Shivani Agarwal had been absconding since the arrest of Dr Shrihari Halnor, and Dr Ajay Tawade, the police were trying to trace her. The doctors were arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence, by throwing the 17-year-old’s blood sample into a dustbin and switching it with another individual’s..

While the 17-year-old accused has been sent to an observation home, his father, realtor Vishal Agarwal and grandfather Surendra Agarwal have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping the family's driver and pressuring him to take the blame.

IPC sections 471 (fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document) and 473 (making or possessing counterfeit seal, with intent to commit forgery) have been added against the teen's father, mother and doctors.