MUMBAI/ PUNE: A day after the Wadhawans’ trip to Mahabaleshwar in violation of the lockdown became public, the state government on Friday sent IPS officer Amitabh Gupta, who issued a letter allowing the travel, on forced leave and ordered a probe. Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj ( Baba Dewan ), promoters of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL), were found travelling with their families and retainers though a special court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the siblings, out on bail in a money laundering case, on March 17 in a CBI case. There was also a lookout circular against the brothers to prevent them from fleeing the country. Gupta, principal secretary (special) in the home department, was unavailable for comment.On Friday, the CBI asked the Satara collector and superintendent of police not to release Kapil and Dheeraj without a no-objection certificate from the investigators or the court. The 24-member group is in a quarantine home in Panchgani.Before the lockdown, the CBI had searched Wadhawan premises at different locations, including Mahabaleshwar, to question them in a case linked to Kapoor, but in vain. After that, they had approached the court and got the warrant.Five cars used by the group have been seized.Officials claimed Gupta told his seniors that a wrong draft of his authority letter was sent out by his office. A second letter circulated on Friday didn’t mention that the people travelling were “well known to me as they were family friends”.