Umaria/New Delhi, Feb 2 (NationPress) The relatives of Anish Awadhiya, one of the victims in the notorious Pune Porsche hit-and-run incident, voiced their profound disappointment upon learning that the Supreme Court granted bail to three accused individuals, who allegedly plotted to swap blood samples to protect minors.

Anish's grandfather, Atmaram Awadhiya, a resident of Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh, expressed that the Supreme Court's verdict has left the entire family disheartened.

He further noted that investigations indicated that the father of the accused minor, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly bribed officials to alter blood samples in an effort to protect the minors involved.

"We are disheartened by today's judgment. We will petition the Supreme Court to revoke the bail order for the accused," Awadhiya told IANS, claiming that the accused minor is the child of a real estate developer, and that political and official pressure is being exerted to undermine the case.

Anish's father, Om Awadhiya, stated that they anticipated justice from the apex court, but the bail granted to the three accused was a disappointing outcome.

"We had hoped for justice, but it appears that is not forthcoming. Given the political influence and monetary aspects of this case, bail should not have been granted," he remarked.

On Monday, the Supreme Court granted bail to three individuals accused of conspiring to swap blood samples to shield minors involved in the high-profile Pune Porsche hit-and-run case.

After observing that the accused had been imprisoned for nearly 20 months, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the release of Ashish Satish Mittal, Aditya Avinash Sood, and Amar Santhosh Gaikwad, with conditions set by the trial court.

The trio is accused of facilitating the swapping of blood samples from two minor occupants of the Porsche—other than the alleged minor driver—who were reportedly intoxicated at the time of the tragic accident.

Mittal is said to be a friend of the main accused's father, while Sood is the father of a minor who was in the back seat during the incident.

Gaikwad is alleged to have acted as a middleman, reportedly receiving Rs 3 lakh for orchestrating the blood sample manipulation.

The incident occurred on May 19, 2024, when a speeding Porsche without a registration plate collided with a two-wheeler in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area, resulting in the deaths of Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa, who were returning home from a hotel.

Ashwini Costa, also a software engineer alongside Anish, hailed from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

Investigations revealed that a 17-year-old boy was allegedly at the wheel while under the influence of alcohol, with two other minors and a driver present in the vehicle.

Authorities reported that the juvenile had consumed alcohol at two separate hotels prior to the crash.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the juvenile's blood sample was allegedly manipulated to hide alcohol consumption.

Investigators claimed that medical staff at Pune's Sassoon Hospital replaced the juvenile's blood sample with that of his mother.

The alleged conspiracy reportedly involved the juvenile's father, Pune-based businessman Vishal Agarwal, his wife, and various associates.

Prosecutors alleged that Rs 3 lakh was funneled to hospital staff via intermediaries, with senior medical officers orchestrating the manipulation to ensure test results indicated no alcohol presence.

The case broadened with the arrests of Mittal and Sood.

Mittal is accused of providing his blood sample to replace that of another juvenile in the car, while Sood allegedly did the same for his teenage son, who was neither driving nor mentioned in the original FIR.