The Navi Mumbai Police have recognized the 2 accused as Puja Khedkar's father, Dilip Khedkar, and his bodyguard, Praful Salunkhe, the officers stated on Monday.
No arrest has been made to date.
The driving force was rescued from Puja Khedkar's home in Pune on Sunday, inside hours of the kidnapping, which passed off on Saturday night.
The incident occurred on Mulund-Airoli Street in Navi Mumbai after the concrete mixer truck pushed by Prahlad Kumar (22) brushed towards 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 stated.
He stated Dilip Khedkar and Salunkhe bundled Kumar within the SUV and took him to Puja Khedkar's bungalow in Baner space of Pune.In the meantime, performing on a grievance, Navi Mumbai Police traced Kumar's location to Khedkar's bungalow.”A crew of Navi Mumbai Police, joined by Chatushringi police station personnel in Pune, went to Khedkar's bungalow on Sunday. Understanding that police had been exterior, Kumar was launched, and the gate of the bungalow was slammed shut,” a Chatushringi police station officer stated.
Kumar informed 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 did not 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. Nevertheless, she refused to open the gate,” the official stated.
As a substitute, Manorama allegedly photographed the FIR and warranted the police personnel that she would carry the 2 accused to Chatushringi police station by 3 pm (Sunday).
“Believing her, the police crew left the spot. Nevertheless, after they known as her round 3 pm, she refused to return and informed 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 stated.
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 crew, the official stated.
Based mostly on a grievance filed by a Navi Mumbai police officer, a case has been registered towards Manorama beneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with part 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of duties).
A joint crew of Pune Police and their Navi Mumbai counterparts visited Manorama Khedkar's bungalow once more on Monday afternoon, solely to search out her lacking.
“Since nobody was current to open the principle gate, police personnel jumped over the iron gate and entered the premises. Nevertheless, Manorama Khedkar was not discovered inside,” stated Uttam Bhajanawale, senior police inspector of Chatushringi police station.