Puja Khedkar’s parents in trouble – Pune police registers FIR for threatening local farmer
Puja Khedkar’s parents in trouble – Pune police registers FIR for threatening local farmer
Probationary IAS Officer Puja Khedkar hit the headlines for her VIP demands. If this wasn’t enough, in a new development, Pune Rural Police has registered an FIR against Manorama Khedkar, Dilip Khedkar, parents of Puja Khedkar and five others at Paud police station.
In a video that has gone viral in the social media, the mother of IAS trainee, Manorama Khedkar, is seen holding a gun and allegedly threatening a local farmer.
Pune Rural Police have filed an FIR at Paud police station against the parents of trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar, Manorama Khedkar, Dilip Khedkar, and five others following a complaint from a local farmer accusing Manorama Khedkar of making threats.
According to the police, FIR has been filed under sections 323, 504, and 506 of IPC.Charges under the Arms Act have also been included.
Puja Khedkar, from the 2023 batch of IAS officers, faces allegations of misrepresenting herself as an OBC non-creamy layer candidate amidst her UPSC candidacy. Moreover, she claimed visual and mental disabilities but declined assessments to substantiate these assertions.
A video showing IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s mother threatening a group of men with a gun has gone viral, adding to the woes of the controversial bureaucrat. The incident captured in the video pertains to a land parcel purchased by Puja’s father, Dilip Khedkar, a retired Maharashtra government officer, in Dhadwali village, Mulshi tehsil, Pune.
Local residents accused the Khedkars of encroaching on neighbouring farmers’ land. In the footage, Manorama Khedkar, accompanied by security personnel, engages in a heated exchange with neighbours. She is seen shouting at a man while holding a pistol, which she later conceals in her hand.
As per senior Pune Rural police official they have taken cognisance of the video circulating on social media platforms. Once facts are ascertained, they will commence probe and will investigate if Manorama Khedkar has a licence for the firearm.
In connection with the episode, farmer Kuldeep Pasalkar claimed Manorama Khedkar was forcefully trying to usurp his land.
She has been threatening other farmers as well. Kuldeep had visited her plot along with some security guards and started threatening us while holding a firearm in her hand,” Pasalkar alleged.
As per official sources speaking to media, probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar could be terminated from service if found culpable.
A single-member committee established by the Centre on Thursday will re-evaluate all documents she submitted for her civil services examination candidacy and subsequent selection into the service.
“The officer may be terminated from the service if found guilty. She may face criminal charges also in case she is found to have misrepresented a fact or done any sort of manipulation in documents relied upon for her selection.
The single-member probe committee of Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training, has been urged to submit its report within two weeks.
News Edit K.V.Raman
