4 police teams, multiple cities — Khedkar family split, in disguise to evade arrest

NEW DELHI: A coordinated manhunt is underway for dismissed IAS serviceman Pooja Khedkar, her begetter Dilip Khedkar, parent Manorama Khedkar, and an unidentified aide, each of whom are absconding successful transportation with the kidnapping and wrongful confinement of a motortruck helper successful a roadworthy rage incident.The Khedkar household has been missing since September 15, and aggregate Look Out Circulars (LOCs) person been issued by Navi Mumbai constabulary to forestall them from fleeing the country. At slightest 4 constabulary teams from Pune and Navi Mumbai are carrying retired raids and surveillance operations.

The case: roadworthy rage turns to kidnappingAccording to police, the incidental occurred connected September 13 connected Mulund-Airoli Road successful Navi Mumbai erstwhile a factual mixer motortruck grazed a Land Cruiser allegedly belonging to Dilip Khedkar.

An statement broke retired betwixt the motortruck driver, his helper Pralhad Kumar Chouhan, and the SUV occupants — identified arsenic Dilip and his operator Praful Salunkhe.Dilip and Salunkhe allegedly abducted Chouhan and transported him to the family’s bungalow successful Aundh, Pune, wherever helium was confined successful a watchman’s room, served stale food, and allegedly threatened with consequences if helium did not wage for the conveyance damage.Obstruction, grounds tampering, and escapePolice said that Manorama Khedkar played a cardinal relation successful obstructing constabulary officers during the rescue cognition and is besides accused of tampering with CCTV evidence.

She allegedly handed implicit the chamber cardinal to an unidentified associate, allowing them to region the DVR containing surveillance footage. A lawsuit for obstruction has been registered by API Deepak Kharat astatine Chatushrungi constabulary station, Pune.The household residence, wherever Chouhan was rescued the adjacent day, was besides the country of further resistance, arsenic Manorama reportedly released 2 favored dogs to hold constabulary introduction earlier fleeing.Manhunt and ongoing investigationOn September 20, constabulary arrested Praful Salunkhe successful Shindkheda, Dhule aft a six-day search. He admitted to travelling with Dilip aft the incidental but aboriginal parted ways. Investigators accidental Salunkhe had lone precocious been hired by the Khedkars.Authorities fishy the household divided up and is avoiding seizure by refusing integer transactions, perchance utilizing disguises, and receiving outer assistance. The Land Cruiser progressive successful the incidental is inactive untraced.A Look Out Circular has been issued not lone for Dilip and Manorama but besides for the unidentified idiosyncratic progressive successful tampering with CCTV footage.Charges and ineligible actionThe Rabale constabulary initially registered a lawsuit nether Section 137(2) (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further charges person since been added, including:

Authorities person confirmed that each exit routes are being monitored amid concerns that the accused whitethorn effort to fly the country.