The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday filed a case against Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer who is being investigated for allegedly fabricating a disability certificate in order to clear the civil services examination.
The commission sought that her candidature be cancelled in relation to the matter.
The UPSC said that it had carried out a “detailed and thorough investigation in the misdemeanour of Ms. Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, a provisionally recommended candidate of the Civil Services Examination-2022.”
“From this investigation, it has been revealed that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the Examination Rules by faking her identity by way of changing her name, her father’s and mother’s name, her photograph/ signature, her email ID, mobile number and address,” it said.
“The UPSC has, therefore, initiated a series of actions against her, including Criminal Prosecution by filing a First Information Report (FIR) with the Police Authorities and has issued a Show Cause Notice (SCN) for cancellation of her candidature of the Civil Services Examination-2022/ debarment from future examinations/selections, in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Services Examination-2022,” the statement further read.
Earlier, the Pune Police called Khedkar to record her statement. This came after Khedkar filed a harassment case against Pune District Collector Suhas Diwase, who stated her alleged misuse of power to the Maharashtra government.
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