PUNE: The Division of Personnel and Coaching (DoPT) has issued a show-cause discover to IAS trainee Puja Khedkar asking her to clarify by Aug 2 her place on the assorted allegations in opposition to her.
“The show-cause was despatched on July 26 by e-mail in addition to to her postal deal with, following inquiries by numerous businesses. Khedkar has been given seven days to answer the discover,” DoPT officers aware about the developments instructed TOI on Monday.
“The discover, issued as per process, seeks her response, which she has to both give in individual by coming earlier than the DoPT or ship the identical in writing,” an official mentioned.
Puja but to report back to Mussoorie academy: Officers
The official mentioned it was as much as Puja Khedkar how she would reply to the present trigger. “Now we have despatched the mail to her official e-mail deal with in addition to have despatched the discover to her postal deal with. If she fails to reply throughout the deadline, additional motion will likely be thought-about,” the official mentioned.
The central govt has constituted a single-member panel to confirm Khedkar’s candidature claims and different particulars primarily based on a report filed by the Maharashtra govt. Khedkar, if discovered responsible of creating wrongful claims, can face termination from service.
Primarily based on the Union Public Service Fee‘s criticism, the Delhi police‘s crime department has already registered a case of dishonest, fraud and forgery in opposition to Khedkar.
Final week, the one member committee submitted its report back to the DoPT secretary. A DoPT group is inspecting the findings of this report and can advocate the mandatory motion.
DoPT officers mentioned Khedkar was imagined to report back to Lal Bahadur Shastri Nationwide Academy of Administration in Mussoorie by July 23 after being relieved of her district coaching program from Washim in Maharashtra. Nonetheless, officers from the academy confirmed on Monday that she was but to report there.
Pune’s further commissioner of police (Crime) Shailesh Balkawade instructed TOI, “The Delhi police crime department has not contacted us for any assist or in search of info in respect of the dishonest and forgery case registered by the UPSC in opposition to IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar.”
