PUNE: The place’s the pistol? The query is troubling Pune cops who arrested IAS officer Puja Khedkar‘s mom Manorama from a lodge in Mahad in Raigad on Wednesday.
Superintendent of Police (Pune Rural) Pankaj Deshmukh on Thursday stated that the licensed pistol belonging to Manorama Khedkar, has not but been discovered and he or she can be interrogated about its whereabouts.
In a viral video, Manorama was seen wielding a .25 Webley & Scott pistol and threatening farmers together with bouncers. Webley & Scott, a historic title in firearms, has been famend for producing iconic weapons like revolvers, shotguns, and rifles over almost two centuries.
The Pune Metropolis police have issued a discover to Manorama, demanding a proof as to why her firearm license shouldn’t be revoked for breaching its phrases. “We are going to evaluation her cell phone information and in addition summon the personal bouncers for questioning,” Deshmukh acknowledged.
The native crime department tracked Manorama’s actions by way of cellphone tower knowledge and detained her early Thursday at Parvati Nivas, a homestay in Hirkaniwadi, Mahad tehsil of Raigad district, about 140 km from Pune. “She was formally arrested on the Mahad police station round 7:30 am. We’re nonetheless trying to find her husband,” Deshmukh informed TOI.
A farmer from Dhadwali has filed a First Info Report (FIR) in opposition to Manorama, her husband Diliprao Khedkar, and a number of other unidentified people underneath sections 323, 504, 506, 143, 144, 147, 148, and 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), in addition to sections of the Arms Act. Moreover, the Pune Rural Police have invoked Part 307 (try to homicide) of the IPC in opposition to Manorama.
