UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar, debars from examinations
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Puja Khedkar faked certificates for IAS selection
By Our Special Correspondent
New Delhi, July 19: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has filed an FIR with the police against Puja Khedkar, an IAS probationer. The UPSC has also debarred Khedkar from appearing in future examinations.
“UPSC has conducted a detailed and thorough investigation in the misdemeanour of Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, a provisionally recommended candidate of the Civil Services Examination-2022,” said the UPSC in an official statement.
The UPSC stated that it found in the investigation that Khedkar “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”.
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“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,” added the UPSC in the statement.
The UPSC maintained that in fulfilling its Constitutional obligations, it stringently “adheres to its Constitutional mandate, and conducts all its processes, including all examinations, with the highest possible order of due diligence without any compromise”.
Khedkar hit the headlines by installing a red siren on a private car while she was sent as a probationer in Pune. She had also been demanding perks which were not available to her position.
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The police are now probing Khedkar using fake caste and disability certificates. Her mother has been arrested for flaunting guns at neighbours.
Khedkar is also accused of using fake certificates to get selection as an IAS even while her rank was 841. The Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy had earlier recalled her to Mussoorie, pending further probes.
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