Pune: Puja Khedkar, who is under scrutiny for her claims about disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates in her candidature, as well as her conduct during her tenure at the Pune collector's office, has been issued a show cause notice by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The show cause notice issued by the UPSC noted that after conducting a thorough and detailed investigation into Puja's case, it was found that she fraudulently "made attempts beyond the permissible limit under the examination rules by faking her name, her father’s name, her mother’s name, her photograph, her signature, her email ID, mobile number and address".
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The notice stated, "The UPSC has, therefore, initiated a series of actions against her, including Criminal Prosecution by filing a 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.
Khedkar, a 2023 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was accused of misusing power and privileges during her training in Pune recently. Meanwhile, a Pune court on Thursday remanded Manorama Khedkar, mother of Puja, in police custody till July 20 after she was arrested for allegedly threatening some people with a gun over a land dispute.
The Pune Anti-Corruption Bureau unit has also received a complaint seeking an open inquiry against Puja Khedkar's father, Dilip Khedkar, a retired government official, in connection with alleged disproportionate assets, a senior official said on Wednesday.
There is already an inquiry underway by the ACB's Nashik division against him into the alleged disproportionate assets.
The Pune unit of the anti-graft agency has sought directions from the ACB headquarters to either incorporate the fresh complaint into the ongoing probe or conduct a separate open inquiry, the official said.
Published: 19 Jul 2024, 02:41 pm IST
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