A day after the Centre formed a panel to probe the candidature of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, her parents -- Manorama and Dilip Khedkar -- hav♏e been booked under the Arms Act following the surfacing of a viral video, showing her mother threatening a farmer with pistol.
The First Information Report (FIR) has been registered🎃 at the Paud police station in Pune based on a complaint from the farmer who was allegedlyꦆ threatened by Puja's mother.
A viral v꧋ideo of her mother Manorama waving her gun while yelling at a man at what looks like a far🔯mland is what led to this trouble getting added to Puja's already long list of controversies.
Notably, Puja's father Dilip is a retired IAS officer, who reportedly amassed property worth crores of rupees and bought land at several locations including 25 ac💝res in Pune's Mulshi taluka.
"The Police have registered an FIR against Manorama Khedkar, Dilip Khedkar, parents of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and five others. The FIR was filed last night at Paud police station based on the complaint of a local farmer who alleged that he was threatened by Manorama Khedkar. Charges under the Arms Act have also been inc๊luded," police officials said.
The central government on Thursday constituted a single-member﷽ committee to verify the candidature claims of Khedkar after a controversy erupted over her allegedly misusing the power as a civil servant.
In a statement, the Ministry of Personnel pressed tha🔯t the committee is chaired by a senior officers of the rank of Additional Secretary under the central government, adding that the report will be submitted within two week🐼s.
The statement said that the committee will verify the candidature claims and other details of Puja, "a candidate of Civil S✅ervices Examination 2022 and earlier CSEs".
Reportedly, the Pune Municipal Corporation is also likely to take action against illegal encroachment on the footpath outside Puja's fami💃ly bungalow and others surrounding it, with bulldozers seen on standby near the location.
A 2023 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, Puja Khedkar has been hitting headlines for violations on beacon and VIP number on her Audi car, misusing benefits under the physical disabilit🔯ies category, leaked WhatsApp chats showing her asking for special arrangements and 21 pending challans on her private v👍ehicle and more.
Reports have claimed that Puja allegedly faked disability and Other Backwards Class (OBC) certificatꩵes to clear the civil services exam.
Meanwhile, as per a report submitted by Pune collector Suhas Diwse to the General Administration Department, Puja demanded a separate cabin, car, residential quarters, and a peon even before joining the duty as a trainee on June 3. However, s🍃he dismissed the claims.
Amid the growing controversial cl🐷aims against her, Puja was transferred to Washiꦬm from Pune, where she recently took charge.
(With inputs from ANI)
