Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother used fake ID 'Indubai' during lodge hideout
Manorama Khedkar, mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, was apprehended in a dramatic police operation at a lodge in Maharashtra's Raigad district. She used a fake Aadhaar card to rent a room and was accompanied by a cab driver posing as her son. This arrest follows a widely circulated video showing her brandishing a firearm during a heated altercation over a land dispute, sparking public outrage and legal action.
Manorama Khedkar faces charges of attempted murder and other offenses.
Acting on the viral video, Pune Rural Police swiftly located and arrested Manorama Khedkar from a lodge in Raigad. The incident, captured on CCTV, captured her in a confrontation where she allegedly threatened locals with a gun in Pune's Mulshi village. Police sources provided details on the arrest, highlighting the seriousness of the charges against her.
«Manorama Khedkar has been detained from Mahad in Raigad district and she is being brought to Pune where, after the completion of formalities, she will be placed under arrest,» Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural, Pankaj Deshmukh, said.
An FIR was filed against Manorama, Dilip and five others after the video from Dhadwali village, Pune's Mulshi tehsil, surfaced on social media. They face charges under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), including section 323 (dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property) and the Arms Act.
GPS tracking and CCTV crucial in apprehending Manorama Khedkar.
Several police teams collaborated using GPS technology and
