NEW DELHI: The Delhi police is anticipated to concern a discover to IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, requesting her to cooperate with the investigation in a case of dishonest and forgery filed towards her final week, in keeping with official sources on Wednesday.
The Crime Department of the Delhi police has initiated the method of gathering related paperwork and proof pertaining to the case.
Khedkar was booked on July 19 by the Crime Department for misusing incapacity and Different Backward Class (non-creamy layer) quotas to safe her civil companies candidature and for fraudulently faking her identification to exceed the allowable variety of makes an attempt within the UPSC examination.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) lodged a police case against Khedkar for allegedly fraudulent actions. Delhi policeofficials have disclosed {that a} devoted staff led by an Assistant Commissioner of police (ACP) from the Crime Department is tasked with gathering related paperwork from numerous authorities departments to construct the case.
An official supply talked about, “The staff, after compiling the paperwork, might ship a discover to Khedkar for becoming a member of the probe. They are going to confront her with the alleged solid paperwork.”
The case registered towards Khedkar consists of prices beneath a number of sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), together with part 420 (dishonest), part 464 (making a doc within the title of a fictitious individual), part 465 (forgery), and part 471 (passing off a solid doc as real). Moreover, prices beneath sections 89 and 91 of the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities Act and part 66D of the Info Expertise Act are additionally pressed towards her.
Khedkar, a 2023-batch IAS officer, had been serving as a probationary assistant collector on the Pune district collectorate. Following the allegations, she was transferred to Washim from Pune earlier this month and her probation interval was placed on maintain. She was then recalled to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Nationwide Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
Whereas in Pune, Khedkar allegedly misused her place by demanding perks and amenities past her entitlement. She is accused of exploiting each the bodily disabilities and OBC non-creamy layer quotas within the UPSC examination course of.
The Delhi police is now within the strategy of gathering paperwork and different proof to substantiate the case towards her. The investigation stays ongoing as officers work to compile all needed supplies earlier than formally notifying Khedkar to hitch the probe.
