Pune Rural Police have filed an FIR at Paud police station in opposition to the dad and mom of trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar, Manorama Khedkar, Dilip Khedkar, and 5 others following a grievance from a neighborhood farmer accusing Manorama Khedkar of creating threats.
ANI reported, citing Senior Police Inspector, Paud Police Station, that the FIR has been filed below sections 323, 504, and 506 of IPC.
Fees below the Arms Act have additionally been included, mentioned the police.
Puja Khedkar, from the 2023 batch of IAS officers, faces allegations of misrepresenting herself as an OBC non-creamy layer candidate throughout her UPSC candidacy. Furthermore, she claimed visible and psychological disabilities however declined assessments to substantiate these assertions.
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A video exhibiting IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s mom threatening a gaggle of males with a gun has gone viral, including to the woes of the controversial bureaucrat. The incident captured within the video pertains to a land parcel bought by Puja’s father, Dilip Khedkar, a retired Maharashtra authorities officer, in Dhadwali village, Mulshi tehsil, Pune.
Now- IAS trainee ofcr Puja Khedkar’s mom, Manorama Khedkar’s 2mnth outdated video surfaced, threatening farmers with a pistol to forcibly purchase their land.
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Native residents accused the Khedkars of encroaching on neighbouring farmers’ land. Within the footage, Manorama Khedkar, accompanied by safety personnel, engages in a heated change with neighbours. She is seen shouting at a person whereas holding a pistol, which she later conceals in her hand.
“We’ve got taken cognisance of the video that’s circulating on social media platforms. As soon as details are ascertained, we’ll begin a probe. We are going to examine if Manorama Khedkar has a licence for the firearm,” a senior Pune Rural police official instructed PTI.
In reference to the episode, farmer Kuldeep Pasalkar claimed Manorama Khedkar was forcefully attempting to usurp his land.
“She has been threatening different farmers as effectively. She visited my plot together with some safety guards and began threatening us whereas holding a firearm in her hand,” Pasalkar alleged.
In accordance with official sources talking to PTI, probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar may very well be terminated from service if discovered culpable.
A single-member committee established by the Centre on Thursday will re-evaluate all paperwork she submitted for her civil companies examination candidacy and subsequent choice into the service.
“The officer could also be terminated from the service if discovered responsible. She could face legal prices additionally in case she is discovered to have misrepresented a truth or performed any form of manipulation in paperwork relied upon for her choice,” a supply mentioned.
The one-member probe committee of Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Further Secretary within the Division of Personnel and Coaching, has been requested to submit its report inside two weeks, the sources mentioned.
(With inputs from companies)
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