Pune Porsche crash case: MMC suspends medical license of doctors Taware and Halnor
In May this year it will be a year since Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and mortuary staffer Atul Ghatkambale were arrested for their role in manipulating blood samples
While the government had suspended Dr Taware and Dr Halnor, the MMC had initiated suo motu inquiry against the duo (Express Photo) The Maharashtra Medical Council on Monday suspended the medical license of Dr Ajay Taware, former head of the forensic department at Sassoon General Hospital and Dr Srihari Halnor, former casualty medical officer, who were arrested in the Pune Porsche crash case.
“There has been gross misconduct and breach of medical ethics. Hence the license to practise has been suspended pending inquiry,” Dr Vinky Rughwani, administrator, MMC told The Indian Express.
In May this year it will be a year since Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and mortuary staffer Atul Ghatkambale were arrested for their role in manipulating blood samples taken from the minor driver of the Porsche and his two friends. A minor driving a Porsche at high speed had hit a motorcycle resulting in the death of Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta at Kalyani Nagar on May 19.
The crime branch later arrested Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and Ghatkambale on charges of allegedly destroying evidence, criminal conspiracy and tampering with blood samples of the accused. According to police, both doctors who collected the blood samples of the minor allegedly threw the samples in a dustbin and sent another person’s blood for alcohol tests.
While the government had suspended Dr Taware and Dr Halnor, the MMC had initiated suo motu inquiry against the duo.
Dr Vinky Rughwani, administrator, MMC told The Indian Express that considering the seriousness of the incident and violation of the code of medical ethics, they had initiated a suo motu inquiry and based on the findings we have decided to suspend their medical registration.
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