NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) on Friday initiated felony motion in opposition to IAS officer Puja Khedkar for fraudulently availing makes an attempt past the permissible restrict by faking her identification by means of altering her identify, her father’s and mom’s identify, her picture/signature, e-mail ID, cellular quantity and deal with.
The UPSC has filed an FIR and in addition issued her show-cause discover for cancellation of her candidature for Civil Providers Examination 2022 and debarment for future exams and choices.
Puja Khedkar, 34, has come below intense media scrutiny following allegations of demanding a separate workplace and official automotive, together with the unauthorised use of a beacon on her non-public Audi automotive.
Initially stationed in Pune, Khedkar was transferred to Washim by the Pune district collector amidst the controversy. Nonetheless, her troubles didn’t finish there. The federal government subsequently put her ‘district coaching program’ on maintain, summoning her again to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Nationwide Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie for “obligatory motion.”
Khedkar, who’s below investigation for the authenticity of her incapacity and OBC certificates, claims she is a sufferer of misinformation and “pretend information.”
Pune Police have acknowledged they’ll confirm the legitimacy of the incapacity certificates she submitted to the UPSC.
A letter from Maharashtra extra chief secretary Nitin Gadre revealed that the LBSNAA determined to halt her district coaching program and recall her instantly.
“You might be hereby relieved from the district coaching program of the state authorities of Maharashtra. You might be instructed to affix the academy on the earliest however not later than twenty third July 2024 below any circumstance,” the letter addressed to Khedkar mentioned.
When contacted, Washim collector Bhuvaneshwari S confirmed that Khedkar was instantly relieved from her duties as ‘supernumerary’ assistant collector.
