Puja Khedkar's Parents, Accused In Arms Case, Out Of Reach. Search On
The parents of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who faces allegations of using fake certificates to claim relaxation in the civil service selection process, cannot be reached. Manorama Khedkar, Ms Khedkar's mother and sarpanch of a Maharashtra village, is facing an Arms Act case after a video showed her brandishing a pistol during an argument. Her husband and Puja Khedkar's father Dilip Khedkar, who is a retired Maharashtra government officer, is a co-accused in the case. When police visited their home in connection with the probe, they did not find the couple. Three teams have now been formed to track them down. The teams are looking for them in Mumbai, Pune and Ahmednagar. Police said they have not been cooperating in the probe. The video featuring Manorama Khedkar surfaced amid the row over her daughter's misuse of power and alleged irregularities in her selection for civil service. The video showed Manorama Khedkar, sarpanch of Bhalgaon village, threatening some peopl...