Puja Khedkar’s Mother Arrested for Attempted Murder Over Viral Gun Video

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:18pm on 18 Jul 2024,Thursday India

Manorama Khedkar, mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, was arrested for attempted murder after a video showed her threatening villagers with a gun. The video, linked to a land dispute, led to her arrest in Mahad, Pune. She had been hiding for days. Police charged her under the Arms Act and the new criminal code. She was sent to two days of police custody. The incident has added to controversies surrounding her daughter, whose IAS training is under scrutiny. Questions about Puja Khedkar’s selection and her father's past corruption charges are also being investigated.

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