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Pune crash: Doctor, teen's father exchanged 14 calls before sample switch

Porsche crash updates: The police said that it was the doctor's idea to switch the blood sample of the minor to show that no traces of alcohol were found in his body during the crash

Pune Porsche crash: Rs 3 lakh 'paid to swap' teen's blood sample, peon held

A peon from Sassoon General Hospital in Pune was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs 3 lakh bribe to swap a teen's blood sample involved in a Porsche crash with an alcohol-free one

Pune car crash: Govt forms three-member panel after arrest of two doctors

The Maharashtra government has set up a three-member committee following the arrest of two doctors and an employee of Pune-based Sassoon General Hospital in connection with the alleged manipulation of the blood sample of the juvenile driver involved in the Porsche car crash. Medical Education Commissioner Rajiv Nivatkar on Monday issued the order appointing the dean of Grant Medical College and J J group of hospitals Dr Pallavi Sapale as the chairperson of the committee. The other members are Dr Gajanan Chavan, professor of the forensic medicine department of Grant Medical College, and Dr Sudhir Chowdhary, Special Duty Officer at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Government Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital. The committee is asked to visit Pune on Tuesday. The commissioner has also directed Dr Vinayak Kale, Dean of Sassoon General Hospital, to cooperate with the committee in the probe, as per the order. Pune Police arrested Dr Ajay Taware, head of the Sassoon Hospital's Foren

Pune Porsche case: 2 doctors arrested for manipulating teen's blood sample

Dr Ajay Taware, head of forensics department at Sassoon Hospital, and Dr Shrihari Harnor, chief medical officer, were arrested for manipulating teen's blood reports

Pune car crash: Teen's grandfather held for confinement' of family driver

The Pune police have arrested the grandfather of the 17-year-old minor who allegedly fatally knocked down two persons with his Porsche for alleged wrongful confinement of their family driver, an official said on Saturday. The teenager's father Vishal Agarwal, who is in judicial custody in connection with the car accident, has also been named in this case, he said. A day earlier, Pune police chief Amitesh Kumar had said that an attempt was made to establish that the high-end car was not driven by the minor. On a complaint by the family driver of the juvenile, the Yerawada police have registered a separate offence against the teen's grandfather and father, he said. The two have been booked under IPC sections 365 (kidnapping with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person) and 368 (wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement), he said. After the car crash, the teen's grandfather and father allegedly kept the driver's phone with them and put him in confinement in his house

Pune car crash: Action against bars affecting livelihood, employees protest

In the wake of action against pubs and bars by the local administration in Pune following the car crash incident involving a teenager, scores of employees from such establishments on Friday held protests here, stating they were losing their livelihood due to it. "We are facing the brunt of the fault of two bars," said an employee of a bar. Approximately 2,500 employees along with the owners of bars and pubs gathered at the Raja Bahadur Mills near Pune station area. After the Kalyaninagar incident, the district administration is taking action against several pubs and bars. As many as 32 such establishments in different parts of Pune faced action following orders from the Pune Collector. One of the women employees, who took part in the protest said, those pubs that are violating the rules should be punished. An employee at a pub in Mundhwa area said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, they suffered a lot. "Now after the accident, we are again made to suffer. We have our families to

Pune Porsche car crash: Latest updates

New developments have emerged in the Pune Porsche car crash case. The accused 17- year old has recently made claims that it was his driver who was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash, and not

Blood test irrelevant, teen committed crime in full senses: Pune police

Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the accused teen was in full senses and knew his act of consuming liquor and then driving a car at high speed could lead to fatal consequences

Pune Porsche crash: Mother of teen appeals to cops to safeguard son

The mother of the 17-year-old boy who allegedly fatally knocked down two persons with his high-end car has appealed to the police to protect her son after a video purportedly featuring him, boasting about how he got away with the accident, went viral. In a video message, the teen's mother stressed that the clip had nothing to do with her son and that it was fake. The video which is being circulated is not of my son. That is a fake video. My son is in the detention centre, says the teen's mother in her message. Appealing to the police to protect her son, the mother breaks down, shows her video message. Unable to gather herself, she then walks away from the camera. A rap song purportedly featuring the teenager, boasting about how he got away with the car crash, went viral on social media, but Pune police have clarified that it was a fake account and that the teenager had no role in the video. Later, it was found that the rap video was of a social media influencer. A Porsche, allege

Pune Porsche crash: MLA's visit, delay in alcohol test raise questions

A 17-year-old teen is accused of crashing his Porsche into a motorcycle in Pune, killing two IT professionals

Decoy cars, new SIM: Here's how father of Pune teen 'tried to evade' police

Real estate developer's son is accused of driving luxury car that crushed two people in Pune

Actor Naga Chaitanya buys a new rare Porsche 911 GT3 worth over Rs 3.5 cr

Actor Naga Chaitanya added a Rs 3.5 crore worth car, Porsche 911 GT3, to his garage. Here's all you need to know about his affection for high-end cars

Porsche crash: Why bus drivers not told to write essays, asks Rahul Gandhi

The Porsche crash incident in Pune involves a drunk minor, who killed two people with his speeding Porsche in the city's Kalyani Nagar area on pre-dawn Sunday

Pune Porsche Accident: Father of minor arrested & other updates

The Pune Police have arrested the father of the 17-year-old boy who was driving a speeding Porsche, and crashed into a motorcycle, claiming two lives. Watch the video for details.

Father of Pune teen, who killed 2 bikers with speeding Porsche, arrested

The 17-year-old minor was involved in a tragic car accident that claimed two lives on Sunday morning in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune

Teen Porsche driver kills 2 in Pune crash, gets essay writing punishment

Two people died in Pune on pre-dawn Sunday after a speeding luxury Porsche car rammed into their motorcycle from behind in the Kalyani Nagar area

Vehicles with Apple's next-generation CarPlay system set to arrive in 2024

Previewed at its WWDC in 2022, the next-generation Apple CarPlay is said to be an all-round in-car software solution with deep integration with the vehicle and more personalisation options

Porsche expects around 80% sales in India from EVs by 2030: Senior official

German luxury sports car maker Porsche AG expects around 80 per cent of its sales in India to come from fully electrified vehicles by 2030 and is lining up three such new vehicles to be introduced here early next year, a senior company official said on Tuesday. The company, which sells a range of luxury sports cars and SUVs priced between Rs 88 lakh and Rs 4.26 crore, is targeting GenZ customers, start-up entrepreneurs and women as it seeks to strengthen brand presence in India, Porsche AG Executive Board Member for Sales and Marketing Detlev von Platen told PTI in an interview. Porsche, however, has no plans in the short to medium term to locally assemble its vehicles in India, as it is focusing on establishing and strengthening the brand in India. "We announced that we want to be net carbon neutral by 2030. So, coming from a car manufacturer, which is more sporty-oriented, it was interesting to hear (that). By 2025, 50 per cent of our cars will be electrified, and by 2030, we expe

Porsche announces extended involvement through Formula E season 2025-26

Porsche and Formula E have announced that the sports car manufacturer has extended its involvement in the all electric racing series through season 2025/2026. Porsche entered Formula E in 2019 with an initial five-year commitment until the end of the forthcoming Season 10 which will conclude in July 2024. Monday's announcement confirms the team will continue to compete in the premier all-electric motorsport world championship through the GEN3 era racing the Porsche 99X Electric car. Porsche also confirmed it will continue to play an active role in shaping the successful future of Formula E and is already involved in the design of the fourth generation of race car which will enter the championship from season 13. This season has been the most successful for TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team since it entered Formula E. Pascal Wehrlein and Antnio Flix da Costa have won four of the 14 races to date three and one victory respectively. For the first time this season, Porsche is supporti

Porsche Design AOC Agon Pro Gaming Monitor launched in India at Rs 2,34,990

Porsche Design and AOC have introduced the first gaming monitor in India especially designed for gamers and content creators