India, July 21 -- Opposing businessman Aditya Sood's plea seeking discharge in the 2024 Pune Porsche crash case, the Pune police on Monday told the Bombay High Court that he was "an active participant in a premeditated conspiracy" to swap blood samples in an attempt to shield the minor driver from the consequences of allegedly driving drunk.

In an affidavit filed before the high court, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Shailesh Sankhe said the conspiracy was aimed at nullifying the alcohol test of the 17-year-old driver by replacing blood samples with those of family members, thereby protecting him from legal consequences arising out of "reckless driving under extreme influence of alcohol".

The affidavit states that CCTV footage, f...