Overview

• Navi Mumbai police issued a lookout circular for Dilip and Manorama Khedkar after nine days on the run, with teams checking all exit routes as reports suggest they may have fled the country.
• Rabale police last week arrested chauffeur and bodyguard Praful Salunkhe in Dhule following a multi-day search tied to the September 13 incident.
• Police rescued truck helper Prahlad Chauhan from the Khedkar family’s Pune residence, where he was allegedly confined in a watchman’s room, fed stale food, and threatened to pay for vehicle damage.
• The FIR, initially for kidnapping under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, now includes counts of voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful confinement for extortion, and extortion, with additional claims of criminal intimidation and common intention reported by officials to media.
• Manorama Khedkar is accused of blocking officers at the Aundh bungalow and facilitating removal of the CCTV DVR, and investigators are tracing an unidentified person linked to the device.