PUNE: Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar‘s white Audi with a red-and-blue beacon and the words “Maharashtra Govt” emblazoned in red on either side of the Four Rings logo was impounded Sunday, three days after the Chaturshringi traffic police division sent her a notice asking for the car to be brought for verification. The car was handed over to police after removing the beacon and the stickers, an officer said.
Khedkar, who has been accused of misusing her official position, used to travel in the Audi A4 during her posting in the Pune collectorate in June.
“The Khedkar family’s driver brought the car to the traffic division’s office around 3.30am, albeit without the vehicle documents. We have issued notice to them again, asking for the papers,” senior traffic inspector Shafil Pathan told TOI.
“We need all details of the car – who’s been driving it and why beacons and govt stickers were used on it.”
The Audi, registered in the name of Thermoverita Engineering Pvt Ltd, had multiple pending e-challans issued against traffic violations. The family’s driver, Aslam Jamadar, paid fines totalling Rs 26,000 against 21 challans last Friday.
Police put up barricades around the car and a jammer on one of the front wheels after it was handed over.
The allegations against Khedkar include demanding privileges an IAS trainee officer isn’t entitled to, such as a cabin and staff, and breaching protocol to sit in the additional collector’s office.
Khedkar, who has been accused of misusing her official position, used to travel in the Audi A4 during her posting in the Pune collectorate in June.
“The Khedkar family’s driver brought the car to the traffic division’s office around 3.30am, albeit without the vehicle documents. We have issued notice to them again, asking for the papers,” senior traffic inspector Shafil Pathan told TOI.
“We need all details of the car – who’s been driving it and why beacons and govt stickers were used on it.”
The Audi, registered in the name of Thermoverita Engineering Pvt Ltd, had multiple pending e-challans issued against traffic violations. The family’s driver, Aslam Jamadar, paid fines totalling Rs 26,000 against 21 challans last Friday.
Police put up barricades around the car and a jammer on one of the front wheels after it was handed over.
The allegations against Khedkar include demanding privileges an IAS trainee officer isn’t entitled to, such as a cabin and staff, and breaching protocol to sit in the additional collector’s office.