Dilip Khedkar, the father of former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, on Monday refuted the allegations of kidnapping a truck driver following a road rage incident against him, saying they are "completely false". According to him, if the assault had taken place, then there would have been "medical evidence to prove it".
"All the allegations made against us are completely false. Nothing like what has been claimed actually happened. There is no question of us doing anything like that, because he was a helper. If such an assault had actually taken place, there would have been some medical evidence to prove it," he said.
The kidnapping case unfolded last month when a concrete mixer truck, driven by Prahlad Kumar (22), brushed against a Land Cruiser on the Mulund-Airoli Road, triggering an argument with two occupants of the car. Investigation revealed that Khedkar's father and his bodyguard allegedly bundled the truck driver in the SUV and took him to Khedkar's bungalow - in a bid to get compensation for the damage caused to the car.
When the cops traced the truck driver's location, Khedkar's mother blocked them from entering the premises of the bungalow, officials said. Later, she assured the police that she would bring the two accused, who were involved in the abduction case, to the Chatushringi police station in Pune by 3 pm. Believing her, the officials left the spot. However, when the police did not hear from Khedkar's mother, she refused to help.
When the cops returned to...
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