Puja Khedkar got disability certificates from Ahmednagar dist hospital
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar got disability certificates from Ahmednagar dist hospital

Hindustan Times  

Puja Khedkar, who recently courted controversy for misusing benefits from the Other Backward Class and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities quota to secure a position in civil services, was issued the disability certificate for visual impairment by Ahmednagar District Hospital in 2018. On being asked about allegations, Puja said, “I will present my side to the committee.” Meanwhile, the state commissioner for disability Pravin Puri has written to Pune district collector Suhas Diwase and Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar to file a report on Puja’s disability certificate. Puri’s directions came after Disabled Persons Association, Pune, Rafique Khan petitioned Kumar requesting legal action, including FIR against the trainee officer for securing the central government job on disability and OBC quotas. Pune rural cops in Mulshi Alongside, a team from Paud police station, which comes under Pune Rural Police, visited Dhadwali village in Pune district on Saturday to procure the mobile phone that was used to shoot the video of Puja’s mother Manorama waving a gun.

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Delhi High Court issues notice to Puja Khedkar over UPSC's perjury charge
3 months ago

Delhi High Court issues notice to Puja Khedkar over UPSC's perjury charge

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court today sought the stand of Puja Khedkar on the UPSC's allegation that the former IAS trainee committed perjury by making a false statement in relation to her anticipatory bail plea. In its application filed through lawyer Vardhman Kaushik, the UPSC submitted that Khedkar, in her rejoinder, made an "absolutely false" statement on affidavit that the Commission …

Disability certificate of Khedkar may be forged: Delhi Police
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Disability certificate of Khedkar may be forged: Delhi Police

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that one of the two disability certificates submitted by former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar to the Union Public Service Commission to show multiple disabilities may be “forged” and “fabricated”. The Delhi Police said Ms. Khedkar submitted the two disability certificates for the Civil Services Examinations-2022 and Civil Services Examinations-2023 respectively. The …

Puja Khedkar's disability certificate likely forged: Delhi Police to court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar's disability certificate likely forged: Delhi Police to court

India Today  

Former trainee IAS officer Puja Khekdar likely forged her disability documents for the civil services examination, as per a status report submitted by the Delhi Police in the High Court on Wednesday. The submission was made in response to the anticipatory bail plea of Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Classes and disability quota …

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

The Hindu  

In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. In a notification, the personnel ministry said the UPSC "is allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, for verification of …

FIR against Puja Khedkar’s father for obstructing government work
4 months, 2 weeks ago

FIR against Puja Khedkar’s father for obstructing government work

Hindustan Times  

The Bund Garden Police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty, officials said on Friday. Read Here: Puja Khedkar moves Delhi HC seeking anticipatory bail in cheating case The barred 2023 batch officer is also accused of …

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Puja Khedkar's father for obstructing government work in Pune
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Puja Khedkar's father for obstructing government work in Pune

India TV News  

Maharashtra news: The police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty in Pune district, officials said today. "The complaint says that during Puja Khedkar's posting as an assistant collector, Dilip Khedkar allegedly used threatening language against tehsildar …

Case against Puja Khedkar's father for threatening tehsildar at Pune collectorate
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Case against Puja Khedkar's father for threatening tehsildar at Pune collectorate

India Today  

A case for allegedly threatening senior government officials was registered against Dilip Khedkar, the father of Puja Khedkar, whose IAS candidature was recently cancelled by the Union Public Service Commission after she was found to have forged documents to claim the disability quota for the Civil Service examination. According to the FIR, after Puja Khedkar joined the Pune Collectorate as …

A case of excesses: On the Puja Khedkar case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A case of excesses: On the Puja Khedkar case

The Hindu  

Even one egregious violation of the rule can cast shade on the entire process. She claimed mental illness, and visual impairment, faked a community certificate, used a disability certificate to get chosen, having scored a rank that would have otherwise put her out of the reckoning. Considering how persons with a true disability must jump through hoops to merely get …

Puja Khedkar's mother Manorama Khedkar released from Pune's Yerawada Central Jail
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar's mother Manorama Khedkar released from Pune's Yerawada Central Jail

India TV News  

Manorama Khedkar, mother of former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar, was released from Yerawada Central Jail today after the Pune Court granted her bail on August 2 in a criminal intimidation case related to a land dispute. Meanwhile, the Delhi Court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Puja Khedkar and said the allegations against the accused are grave …

After Puja Khedkar Row, Disability Certificates Of At Least 6 Other Civil Servants Under DoPT Scanner
4 months, 3 weeks ago

After Puja Khedkar Row, Disability Certificates Of At Least 6 Other Civil Servants Under DoPT Scanner

News 18  

The Disability certificates of some probationers and serving officers are under scrutiny after the Union Public Service Commission cancelled IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s certificate. Why UPSC Cancelled Khedkar’s Candidature The UPSC had sent a show cause notice to Puja on July 18 for “fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit provided for in the Examination Rules by faking her identity”. …

Puja Khedkar case: UPSC examined data of 15,000 candidates since 2009. What it found
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar case: UPSC examined data of 15,000 candidates since 2009. What it found

Hindustan Times  

The Union Public Service Commission has cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar after she failed to respond to a show cause notice for fraudulently availing exam attempts beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity. The UPSC also barred Puja Khedkar from all future examinations as she was found guilty of acting in contravention of the …

Puja Khedkar's candidature cancelled by UPSC, barred from future exams
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar's candidature cancelled by UPSC, barred from future exams

India Today  

The Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and barred her permanently from appearing in all future exams conducted by the commission, officials said. Puja Khedkar is accused of misusing the disability and Other Backward Class quotas to secure her candidature in the civil services exam. The UPSC panel, in …

UPSC cancels IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's provisional candidature, bars her from future exams
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC cancels IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's provisional candidature, bars her from future exams

India TV News  

The Union Public Service Commission has cancelled the provisional candidature of Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, who was provisionally recommended for the Civil Services Examination 2022. In addition to cancelling her provisional candidature, the UPSC has permanently debarred Khedkar from all future exams and selection processes conducted by the commission. Allegations of quota misuse The Delhi Police Crime Branch allegedly booked …

Puja Khedkar got disability certificate despite no nod from physiotherapist
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar got disability certificate despite no nod from physiotherapist

India Today  

Several discrepancies have emerged in the locomotor disability certificate issued by a civic hospital near Pune to controversial IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, documents accessed exclusively by India Today show. Khedkar, who is facing scrutiny over allegations of manipulating disability and OBC certificates to gain entry into the civil services, was issued a 7% locomotor disability certificate by Yashwantrao Chavan …

Defending disability reservations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Defending disability reservations

The Hindu  

The recent controversy involving Puja Khedkar, who allegedly faked her disability and caste to obtain benefits, has ignited a debate on the reservations granted to persons with disabilities. Although he later clarified that he was referring only to mental disabilities, his statement, along with similar comments from other civil servants, raises troubling questions about societal attitudes towards disabilities and reservation …

Khedkar case: Activist files petition to dist collector seeking criminal case against YCMH doctors
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Khedkar case: Activist files petition to dist collector seeking criminal case against YCMH doctors

Hindustan Times  

Pune: RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar has petitioned the district collector seeking criminal action against staff at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital for issuing fake disability certificate to IAS officer Puja Khedkar. RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar has petitioned the district collector seeking criminal action against staff at YCMH for issuing fake disability certificate to Puja. She had given the Aadhaar card address …

Puja Khedkar case: Pune hospital finds no foul play in disability certificate
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar case: Pune hospital finds no foul play in disability certificate

Hindustan Times  

Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pune has found in its internal probe that there was no wrongdoing in the issuance of a seven per cent locomotor disability certificate to Puja Khedkar, a senior official said on Wednesday. IAS officer Pooja Khedkar's disability certificate from YCM hospital mentions seven percent disability and has been verified Dr Rajendra Wable, dean of YCM …

Where is Puja Khedkar? After fake disability certificate, controversial trainee IAS office 'no show' at training centre – Firstpost
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Where is Puja Khedkar? After fake disability certificate, controversial trainee IAS office 'no show' at training centre – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra cadre officer faces accusations of using fraudulent means to clear her civil services exam, including allegedly misrepresenting herself under the physical disabilities and OBC categories, and misusing power and privileges during her posting in Pune Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS officer marred in controversies, was supposed to show up at her training centre in Mussoorie yesterday but failed …

Puja Khedkar Row: Inquiry Ordered Against Doctors Who Issued 'Fake' Disability Certificate To IAS Officer
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar Row: Inquiry Ordered Against Doctors Who Issued 'Fake' Disability Certificate To IAS Officer

ABP News  

Puja Khedkar Controversy: An inquiry has been ordered against the doctors and other officials who allegedly issued fake disability certificates to IAS Puja Khedkar. Based on instructions from the State Commissioner Office For Persons With Disabilities in Pune, the Pune Collectorate ordered an investigation against those, including the doctors of YCM Hospital in Pimpri Chinchwad, who helped Puja. YCM Hospital …

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar's father interim protection from arrest till July 25
5 months ago

Pune court grants Puja Khedkar's father interim protection from arrest till July 25

The Hindu  

A Pune Session Court has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a local farmer over a land dispute. Meanwhile, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has sealed a company in Pune named ThermoVerita linked to Manorama Khedkar for alleged …

Puja Khedkar's Father Gets Temporary Protection from Arrest in Criminal Intimidation Case
5 months ago

Puja Khedkar's Father Gets Temporary Protection from Arrest in Criminal Intimidation Case

News 18  

A sessions court here has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a person with a gun over a land dispute. Pune Rural police on Thursday arrested Manorama Khedkar, his wife and Puja’s mother, in the same case. A …

Delhi Police books trainee IAS Puja Khedkar for forgery, cheating
5 months ago

Delhi Police books trainee IAS Puja Khedkar for forgery, cheating

Firstpost  

Earlier today, the UPSC lodged a complaint against the probationer after a detailed and thorough investigation revealed that she ‘fraudulently’ availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under UPSC examination rules by ‘faking her identity’ First a case by UPSC now one by the Delhi Police, trainee IAS Puja Khedkar’s trouble seems to be never-ending. Earlier today, the UPSC lodged a …

UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for 'faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts'
5 months ago

UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for 'faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts'

Op India  

The Union Public Service Commission said on Friday that it has registered a First Information Report against IAS probationer Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar for allegedly “faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond permissible limit”. From this investigation it has been revealed that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the Examination Rules by faking her identity by …

FIR against Puja Khedkar, UPSC debars IAS officer from future exams – Firstpost
5 months ago

FIR against Puja Khedkar, UPSC debars IAS officer from future exams – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The UPSC said Pujha Khedkar ‘fraudulently’ availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under examination rules by ‘faking her identity’ The UPSC has on Friday filed an FIR against controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from future examinations as well as selections. The Union Public Services Commission on Friday said Puja Khedkar changed her name, father’s and mother’s name, …

What Are The Allegations Against Puja Khedkar And Her Parents, What Next For Them?
5 months ago

What Are The Allegations Against Puja Khedkar And Her Parents, What Next For Them?

News 18  

Dilip Khedkar, a retired government officer and father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, has been granted interim protection from arrest until July 25 in a case in which he and his wife are accused of threatening a farmer over a land dispute. Manorama Charged With ‘Attempt To Murder’ Dilip’s anticipatory bail plea came after the arrest of Manorama …

'When IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother was set to pull gun trigger…': What Pune Police told court
5 months ago

'When IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother was set to pull gun trigger…': What Pune Police told court

Hindustan Times  

Justifying the addition of IPC section 307 in the FIR against Manorama Khedkar, mother of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, the Pune Police on Thursday told a court in Maharashtra that the accused had put the gun on the complainant’s head. Seeking Manorama Khedkar's custody for five days in a land dispute case, the Pune Police described she, her husband Dilip …

Pune Court grants interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar's father till July 25
5 months ago

Pune Court grants interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar's father till July 25

India TV News  

A Pune Session Court on Friday granted Dilip Khedkar, the father of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, interim protection till July 25 after he filed an anticipatory bail plea in the court today. In another major development, the Union Public Service Commission said that it has initiated criminal proceedings against Maharashtra cadre IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar for a series of …

Puja Khedkar case: Maharashtra govt sends report on IAS trainee to DoPT
5 months ago

Puja Khedkar case: Maharashtra govt sends report on IAS trainee to DoPT

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: After a week-long inquiry the state government’s general administrative department, headed by additional chief secretary Nitin Gadre, on Thursday submitted its report on the many allegations against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar to the department of personnel and training of the union government. The Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital at Pimpri in Pimpri-Chinchwad gave the certificate of 7% locomotor disability to …

Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar's Mother Manorama Arrested 5 Days After Being Booked In Arms Act Case
5 months ago

Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar's Mother Manorama Arrested 5 Days After Being Booked In Arms Act Case

ABP News  

Manorama Khedkar, mother of the controversial IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar has been arrested from Maharashtra's Mahad, said Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural, Pankaj Deshmukh. The incident in the video pertained to a land parcel bought by Puja's father Dilip Khedkar, a retired Maharashtra government officer, in Dhadwali village in Pune's Mulshi tehsil, an official earlier said, reported PTI. Days …

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's mother Manorama Khedkar sent to police custody till July 20
5 months ago

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's mother Manorama Khedkar sent to police custody till July 20

India TV News  

In a significant development, Manorama Khedkar, the mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, has been remanded to police custody until July 20. The court's decision comes amidst the escalating legal troubles faced by Puja Khedkar, who is embroiled in a fake certificate controversy. Accusations against Manorama Khedkar Pune police have detained Manorama Khedkar in connection with a land dispute, …

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report
5 months ago

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report

Hindustan Times  

Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS officer accused of misusing the UPSC reservation quota, used a false address and a fake ration card to obtain a disability certificate, reported India Today. Puja Khedkar came under fire after she was transferred from Pune to Washim following suspicions of forgery and misuse of the reservation policy for people who are disabled people and …

Puja Khedkar Used Ration Card In Place Of Aadhaar, Fake Address To Get Disability Certificate: Sources
5 months ago

Puja Khedkar Used Ration Card In Place Of Aadhaar, Fake Address To Get Disability Certificate: Sources

News 18  

IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who is being investigated for allegedly using fraudulent means to clear her UPSC exam, obtained a disability certificate from a Pimpri hospital under a fake address, which was also used to register her luxury Audi car that was confiscated by the Pune police for having a red beacon light on it. According to officials, Khedkar obtained …

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar submitted fake address proof to obtain disability certificate, reveals new document
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar submitted fake address proof to obtain disability certificate, reveals new document

India TV News  

The trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar submitted a fake address to receive her disability certificate in Maharashtra's Pune. Image Source : INDIA TVPuja Khedkar, trainee IAS officer submits wrong address proof to receive 'disability certificate'. Harassment complaint filed by Pooja Khedkar Puja Khedkar has lodged a complaint of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase at Washim in eastern Maharashtra, …

Puja Khedkar’s IAS training put on hold amid furore over abuse of power
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar’s IAS training put on hold amid furore over abuse of power

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday relieved controversial officer Puja Khedkar from her probationary post, ordering her to report back to the central government’s training centre for bureaucrats in Mussoorie within a week, spelling fresh trouble for a civil servant whose appointment has put the spotlight on ways in which the prestigious Indian Administrative Services recruitment process could be gamed. The …

Puja Khedkar's IAS training cancelled in Maharashtra amid selection row, recalled to academy
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar's IAS training cancelled in Maharashtra amid selection row, recalled to academy

India TV News  

The training of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar was cancelled on Tuesday amid a row over her selection in the civil services exam. The letter stated, "It is informed that Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie has decided to keep your District Training Program on hold and immediately recall you for further necessary action. In the latest set …

UPSC writes to Maha govt over IAS trainee’s certificates
5 months, 1 week ago

UPSC writes to Maha govt over IAS trainee’s certificates

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai/Pune: The Union Public Service Commission has directed the Maharashtra government to examine IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s caste and disability certificates amid allegations that she used fraudulent means to secure a position in the civil service, even as the probationary officer said the “truth will come out” after she testifies before a central committee formed to probe the case. Dr …

YCMH issued Puja certificate of 7% locomotor disability
5 months, 1 week ago

YCMH issued Puja certificate of 7% locomotor disability

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital at Pimpri in Pimpri-Chinchwad gave the certificate of 7% locomotor disability to trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar in 2022. The Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital at Pimpri in Pimpri-Chinchwad gave the certificate of 7% locomotor disability to trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar in 2022. On Monday, YCMH authorities clarified that they had issued disability certificate …

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar breaks silence on fake certificate row: ‘Proving guilty by…’
5 months, 1 week ago

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar breaks silence on fake certificate row: ‘Proving guilty by…’

Hindustan Times  

Facing allegations of misusing Other Backward Class quota and disability provisions to secure a position in the civil service, probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar on Monday said the truth will prevail after she makes a submission before the central committee probing the charges. Read: ‘Accused on the run, their phones switched off’: Police after IAS officer Puja Khedkar's …

IAS officer Puja Khedkar used OBC quota for MBBS, had no disability: College director
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS officer Puja Khedkar used OBC quota for MBBS, had no disability: College director

Hindustan Times  

Amid the controversy surrounding the trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar over alleged misuse of power and violation of rules of appointment, fresh reports suggest that she had secured admission for MBBS using the OBC non-creamy layer quota. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar Khedkar reportedly got admission at Pune's Kashibai Navale Medical College for MBBS under the OBC Nomadic Tribe-3 category, …

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's father defends her, says, 'She did nothing illegal'
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar's father defends her, says, 'She did nothing illegal'

India TV News  

The father of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of using fake disability and OBC certificates to pass the civil services exam, defended her on Sunday, asserting that she had not engaged in any illegal activity. Her father, Dilip Khedkar, a former Maharashtra government employee who declared property worth Rs 40 crore in his Lok Sabha election affidavit, …

Pune police files FIR against Pooja Khedkar's mother over misuse of licensed gun
5 months, 1 week ago

Pune police files FIR against Pooja Khedkar's mother over misuse of licensed gun

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: More trouble arises for Manorama Khedkar, mother of IAS probationer Pooja Khedkar as the Pune Police lodged a complaint against her for allegedly threatening villagers with a gun. A video of Manorama Khedkar went viral on social media where she was waving a pistol in the air while threatening the local villagers at Mulshi in Pune. Dilip Khedkar, father …

Puja holds immovable property worth over ₹22 crore
5 months, 1 week ago

Puja holds immovable property worth over ₹22 crore

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who is facing questions over her controversial selection into the administrative service after details securing the post through physical disabilities category and Other Backward Class quota surfaced, owns property worth ₹22 crore. Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar owns property worth ₹ 22 crore. Vijay Kumbar, state vice-president, Aam Aadmi Party while demanding probe into …

IAS Puja Khedkar row: Centre forms panel to probe ‘candidature claims’
5 months, 1 week ago

IAS Puja Khedkar row: Centre forms panel to probe ‘candidature claims’

Hindustan Times  

In fresh trouble for probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the Central government on Thursday formed a one-member panel to probe allegations against her candidature in the UPSC exam. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar The officer is accused of taking undue benefits under the disability and Other Backward Class quotas while taking the UPSC exam. "The Central Government has constituted a …

Pooja Khedkar row: Pune cops say will act against unauthorised use of beacon light on IAS trainee officer’s car
5 months, 1 week ago

Pooja Khedkar row: Pune cops say will act against unauthorised use of beacon light on IAS trainee officer’s car

The Hindu  

The Pune police will conduct a thorough inquiry and take necessary action over the unauthorised use of a red-blue beacon light and 'Maharashtra Government' written on the private car of controversial IAS trainee officer Pooja Khedkar during her posting in Pune, an official said on July 11. When a team of Pune police went to Ms. Khedkar’s bungalow in Pashan …

PMO seeks report on Puja Khedkar from Pune collector
5 months, 1 week ago

PMO seeks report on Puja Khedkar from Pune collector

Hindustan Times  

Two days after she was transferred from Pune to Washim over allegations of bullying and entitled behaviour, 32-year-old Puja Khedkar, an IAS officer from the 2023 batch of the Maharashtra cadre, has courted yet another controversy – it has come to light that she had allegedly misused benefits under the physical disabilities category and other backward class quota to secure …

Maharashtra IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar accused of using fake certificates for selection
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar accused of using fake certificates for selection

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Dr Pooja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, has landed in major controversy over the alleged submission of fake disability and Other Backward Class certificates to secure her position in the Indian Administrative Service. After joining as a probationary officer, Dr. Khedkar reportedly made several demands, including a VIP number plate for an Audi car, …

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