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Photo of Trainee IAS serviceman Pooja Khedkar’s (L) parent brandishes weapon and threatens farmers
NEW DELHI: Police successful Maharashtra are searching for members of the household of dismissed IAS probationer Puja Khedkar aft her begetter and his operator allegedly abducted a motortruck helper successful a roadworthy rage incidental adjacent Navi Mumbai. The victim, Prahlad Kumar, 22, was bundled into an SUV aft it brushed against a factual mixer motortruck connected the Mulund-Airoli Road past Saturday, constabulary said. He was aboriginal rescued from the family’s bungalow successful Pune. Officials identified the accused arsenic Dilip Khedkar, a retired authorities authorities serviceman and Puja Khedkar’s father, and his bodyguard, Praful Salunkhe.
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The Navi Mumbai transgression branch, moving a parallel probe, is monitoring the family’s fiscal activities, checking ATM withdrawals, railway stations, toll booths and the family’s farmhouse successful Pune.
Immigration authorities person besides been alerted. Rabale constabulary said 3 teams person been camping successful Pune for the past 3 days to way the suspects. Officials from Chatushrungi and Rabale constabulary stations besides visited the residence of Puja Khedkar connected Tuesday to question her mother, Manorama. But she was not found. Senior inspector Uttam Bhajnawale of Chatushrungi constabulary presumption told TOI, “None of the household members was contiguous successful their bungalow connected Baner Road.
Their caretakers answered our questions.”
Accusations against Manorama Khedkar
Police person accused Manorama Khedkar of helping the 2 men escape. According to officials, she refused to cooperate, promised to nutrient the accused astatine a constabulary presumption but aboriginal backed out, ensured the car utilized successful the abduction was removed, and unleashed “ferocious” dogs to scare a constabulary team. “A Rabale constabulary serviceman rang the doorbell and asked the watchman to telephone idiosyncratic from the house.
Manorama Khedkar came retired but didn't unfastened the gate. Police explained the intent of their sojourn and sought her practice successful tracing the 2 individuals and the car progressive successful the abduction case. However, she refused to unfastened the gate,” an serviceman said. Instead, she allegedly photographed the FIR and told constabulary she would bring the accused to Chatushrungi constabulary presumption by 3pm. “Believing her, the constabulary squad near the spot. However, erstwhile they called her astir 3 pm, she refused to travel and told them to bash immoderate they wanted to,” the serviceman added. A lawsuit has since been registered against her nether Section 221 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for obstructing a nationalist servant successful the discharge of duty.
Victim rescued
Police said Kumar was released from the bungalow soon aft officers arrived connected Sunday. “Knowing that constabulary were outside, Kumar was released, and the gross of the bungalow was slammed shut,” a Chatushringi serviceman said. When constabulary returned later, some the suspects and the car progressive successful the abduction were gone. On Monday, Pune and Navi Mumbai constabulary visited the bungalow again but did not find Manorama there. “Since nary 1 was contiguous to unfastened the main gate, constabulary unit jumped implicit the robust gross and entered the premises. However, Manorama Khedkar was not recovered inside,” said Inspector Bhajanawale. No arrests person been made truthful far.
