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Manorama Khedkar allegedly photographed the FIR and warranted the police personnel that she would convey the 2 accused to Chatushringi police station by 3 p.m. on September 14, 2025. File | Photo Credit: ANI
The Navi Mumbai Police have recognized the 2 accused as Puja Khedkar’s father, Dilip Khedkar, and his bodyguard, Praful Salunkhe, the officers mentioned on Monday (September 15, 2025).
No arrest has been made to this point.
The driver was rescued from Puja Khedkar’s home in Pune on Sunday (September 14, 2025), inside hours of the kidnapping, which befell on Saturday (September 13, 2025) night.
The incident occurred on Mulund-Airoli Road in Navi Mumbai after the concrete mixer truck pushed by Prahlad Kumar (22) brushed in opposition to a Land Cruiser automobile, resulting in an argument between him and two occupants of the SUV, an official from Rabale police station in Navi Mumbai mentioned.
He mentioned Dilip Khedkar and Salunkhe bundled Mr. Kumar within the SUV and took him to Puja Khedkar’s bungalow in Baner space of Pune.
Meanwhile, performing on a criticism, Navi Mumbai Police traced Mr. Kumar’s location to Ms. Khedkar’s bungalow.
“A workforce of Navi Mumbai Police, joined by Chatushringi police station personnel in Pune, went to Ms. Khedkar’s bungalow on Sunday (September 14, 2025). Knowing that police had been exterior, Mr. Kumar was launched, and the gate of the bungalow was slammed shut,” a Chatushringi police station officer mentioned.
Mr. Kumar advised the police that the 2 males who kidnapped him had been contained in the bungalow.
“A Rabale police officer rang the bell and requested the watchman to name somebody from the home. Manorama Khedkar got here out however didn’t open the gate. Police defined the aim of their go to and sought her cooperation in tracing the 2 people and the automobile concerned within the abduction case. However, she refused to open the gate,” the official mentioned.
Instead, Manorama allegedly photographed the FIR and warranted the police personnel that she would convey the 2 accused to Chatushringi police station by 3 p.m. on Sunday (September 14, 2025).
“Believing her, the police workforce left the spot. However, once they known as her round 3 p.m., she refused to come back and advised them to do no matter they wished to,” the official added.
When the police personnel returned to the bungalow, they discovered the automobile concerned within the crime was lacking, he mentioned.
Manorama allegedly ensured the automobile was eliminated, helped the 2 accused flee, and unleashed two ferocious canine contained in the gate to scare the police workforce, the official mentioned.
Based on a criticism filed by a Navi Mumbai police officer, a case has been registered in opposition to Manorama underneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with part 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of duties).
A joint workforce of Pune Police and their Navi Mumbai counterparts visited Manorama Khedkar’s bungalow once more on Monday (September 15, 2025) afternoon, solely to search out her lacking.
“Since nobody was current to open the primary gate, police personnel jumped over the iron gate and entered the premises. However, Manorama Khedkar was not discovered inside,” mentioned Uttam Bhajanawale, senior police inspector of Chatushringi police station.
Published – September 16, 2025 10:17 am IST
