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Abducted Truck Driver Rescued From Ex-IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar's House
Truck driver Pralhad Kumar was rescued after being held at Puja Khedkar's Pune home, where police faced obstruction from her mother during the operation, officials said.
- On September 15, 2025, police rescued 22-year-old truck driver Prahlad Kumar from former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar's bungalow in Pune after an alleged abduction following a road rage incident in Navi Mumbai.
- The abduction occurred after Kumar's concrete mixer truck hit an SUV on September 13 in Airoli, leading to a fight and two SUV occupants forcibly taking him to Khedkar's Pune home instead of a police station.
- Police traced Kumar and the vehicle to the bungalow linked to Khedkar, who has been accused of obstructing the police, while her mother also prevented entry and was summoned for questioning.
- Khedkar was terminated from the IAS last September after the UPSC determined that she had committed fraud by misrepresenting her identity and improperly claiming reservation benefits allotted to the OBC category and persons with disabilities, leading to the cancellation of her selection and a lifetime ban from future exams.
- Authorities continue to investigate the kidnapping and motives, with no arrests made so far, while police issued a formal FIR and are probing others involved in the incident.
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