India, July 13 -- A day after the central government formed a one-member panel to probe allegations against the IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar of misusing benefits from the Other Backward Class (OBC) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) quota to secure a position in the services, a video of her mother Manorama brandishing a firearm and purportedly threatening villagers in Mulshi taluka, Pune district, started doing the rounds on social media. The video of a heated altercation over a disputed piece of land was taken in June, 2023.

The matter soon escalated to the state police headquarters, with DGP Rashmi Shukla saying on Friday afternoon, "I have asked the superintendent of Pune rural police to get details on the matter....