Pune Porsche Crash: Government Forms Panel After Arrest of Sassoon Hospital Doctors

The Maharashtra government has created a three-member committee after the arrest of two doctors and an employee from Sassoon General Hospital in Pune. This action is linked to alleged tampering with the blood sample of a young driver involved in a Porsche crash.

On Monday, Medical Education Commissioner Rajiv Nivatkar announced the formation of the committee. Dr. Pallavi Sapale, dean of Grant Medical College and J J group of hospitals, will lead the committee.

The committee members also include Dr. Gajanan Chavan from Grant Medical College’s forensic medicine department and Dr. Sudhir Chowdhary, a Special Duty Officer at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Government Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital

The committee is scheduled to visit Pune on Tuesday. Additionally, the commissioner has instructed Dr. Vinayak Kale, Dean of Sassoon General Hospital, to assist the committee in its investigation.

Pune Police have arrested Dr. Ajay Taware, head of Sassoon Hospital's Forensic Medicine department, Dr. Shrihari Halnor, the chief medical officer, and staff member Atul Ghatkamble. They are in police custody until May 30.