A truck helper who was allegedly abducted following a road rage incident was rescued on Sunday from the home of former Indian Administrative Service probationer Puja Khedkar in Pune, The Indian Express quoted the Navi Mumbai Police as saying.
Around 7 pm on September 13, a man named Prahlad Kumar was driving a concrete mixer truck in Navi Mumbai’s Airoli area, when the truck hit an SUV. Two persons from the SUV got into a fight with Kumar, after which they allegedly forced him into their vehicle and fled.
The SUV is in the name of Puja Automobiles, which is registered at the address of Khedkar’s bungalow in Pune, The Times of India quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-1) Pankaj Dahane as saying.
On the basis of technical evidence, the police found that Kumar had been taken to Pune. A police team then went to the city and found him at Khedkar’s bungalow.
The Rabale police in Navi Mumbai filed a first information report and began an investigation.
Senior Inspector Balkrushna Sawant said that those at the bungalow did not cooperate with the police, The Times of India reported. “Khedkar’s mother and others in the house have been asked to report to the police station,” the official said.
The police have also summoned the driver of the SUV, who is said to be absconding.
In September last year, Khedkar was dismissed from the Indian Administrative Service after the Union Public Service Commission cancelled her selection. She was found to have wrongly availed of benefits meant for the Other Backward Classes and for persons with disabilities.
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