Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar’s Mother Detained Over Viral Gun Video
New Delhi: Manorama Khedkar, mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, was detained by Pune Rural police after a viral video showed her brandishing a gun and threatening farmers during a land dispute in Pune’s Mulshi tehsil. The incident, which occurred about a year ago, led to an FIR being filed against her and her husband, Dilip Khedkar, among others. Manorama was arrested in Raigad after being on the runThe video prompted Pune police to issue a notice to Manorama, questioning her gun license and initiating the process for its cancellation due to public safety concerns
Manorama Khedkar, mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, was detained by Pune Rural police from a hotel in Mahad. She was brought back to Pune for questioning and further legal action. The detention followed a viral video that showed her in a heated altercation with neighbors in Dhadwali village, Pune, where she was seen waving a pistol at a man while accompanied by security guards. The altercation was reportedly over a land parcel purchased by her husband and, Dilip Khedkar, a retired Maharashtra government officer. Locals claimed that the Khedkars had encroached on neighboring farmers’ land
The Pune Rural Police announced an investigation to verify the facts of the incident involving Manorama Khedkar, including whether she possessed a valid license for the firearm shown in the video. This inquiry follows the Khedkar family’s recent media scrutiny due to various controversies surrounding Puja Khedkar, a 2023-batch IAS officer.
Puja Khedkar faced backlash for allegedly demanding a separate office and official car and unauthorized use of a beacon on her private car during her posting in Pune. She is also accused of misrepresenting her eligibility as an OBC non-creamy layer candidate in her UPSC application and falsely claiming visual and mental disabilities, which she refused to validate through tests.
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