Panel flags lapses in issuance of disability certificates at Ahmednagar district hospital
2 months ago

Panel flags lapses in issuance of disability certificates at Ahmednagar district hospital

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: A committee formed to investigate irregularities in the issuance of disability certificates at Ahmednagar District Hospital, following a challenge to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s disability certificate claim, has submitted its findings to the state health department. Panel formed to probe irregularities in issuance of disability certificates at Ahmednagar District Hospital, following a challenge to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s disability certificate claim, has submitted its findings to state health department. On Tuesday, Pune-based RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar shared the committee’s report on a microblogging platform, questioning the credibility of the hospital’s processes for issuing disability certificates. Vijay Kumbhar commented, “The inquiry committee’s findings make it clear that obtaining fake disability certificates was disturbingly easy, often with assistance from hospital staff.

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Ahmednagar police book five over fake disability certificates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahmednagar police book five over fake disability certificates

Hindustan Times  

Ahmednagar Police booked five individuals for allegedly getting forged disability certificates from a government hospital with the help of staffers. The accused have been identified as Sagar Kekan, Prasad Bade, Sudarshan Bade, Ganesh Pakhare and an unknown person from the civil hospital Ahmednagar. As per the complaint filed by Dr Sahebrao Davare, the medical officer at Civil Hospital Ahmednagar, the …

Disability certificate of Khedkar may be forged: Delhi Police
6 months, 3 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
6 months, 3 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 …

A case of excesses: On the Puja Khedkar case
7 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 …

After Puja Khedkar Row, Disability Certificates Of At Least 6 Other Civil Servants Under DoPT Scanner
7 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 got disability certificate despite no nod from physiotherapist
7 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 …

Khedkar case: Activist files petition to dist collector seeking criminal case against YCMH doctors
7 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
8 months 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 …

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

Delhi Police books trainee IAS Puja Khedkar for forgery, cheating
8 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 …

Puja Khedkar case: Maharashtra govt sends report on IAS trainee to DoPT
8 months, 1 week 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 …

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar used a fake ration card to obtain disability certificate to get into civil services: Report
8 months, 1 week ago

IAS trainee Puja Khedkar used a fake ration card to obtain disability certificate to get into civil services: Report

Op India  

On Wednesday, an exclusive report by India Today revealed that IAS trainee Puja Khedkar used a fake address and fake ration card to obtain disability certificate. Documents also revealed that a forged ration card was manufactured using this corporate address, which Khedkar then used to get a disability certificate, alleging locomotor disability. Credit- India Today Puja Khedkar, a 2023-batch IAS …

Puja Khedkar Used Ration Card In Place Of Aadhaar, Fake Address To Get Disability Certificate: Sources
8 months, 1 week 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 …

UPSC writes to Maha govt over IAS trainee’s certificates
8 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 …

Bombay High Court Orders Police Officer To Compensate NDA Professor Falsely Prosecuted For Alleged Fake Disability Certificate
1 year, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court Orders Police Officer To Compensate NDA Professor Falsely Prosecuted For Alleged Fake Disability Certificate

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court ordered compensation of Rs. 25,000 to be paid to one Dr. Kamal Chandra Tiwari, an Assistant Professor at the National Defence Academy, Pune falsely prosecuted for producing fake disability certificates. A division bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre and Justice RN Laddha ordered the compensation to be recovered from the salary of the police officer who …

Govt officers among 30 found using falsified caste certificates in Patiala
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt officers among 30 found using falsified caste certificates in Patiala

Hindustan Times  

In the past three years, over 30 people — including an IAS, IRS and sarpanches — have been caught using falsified Schedule Caste certificates in Patiala. As per the documents accessed by Hindustan Times, the state department of social justice & minorities after holding inquiries, have declared that these officers used fake SC certificates. Jaspreet Singh, director, department of social …

Chhattisgarh: SC/ST youths hold nude protest in Raipur demanding action against employees with fake caste certificates
1 year, 8 months ago

Chhattisgarh: SC/ST youths hold nude protest in Raipur demanding action against employees with fake caste certificates

Op India  

On Tuesday, July 18, in a stark display of dissent, around 20 youngsters from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community in Chhattisgarh stripped naked as they protested against SC/ST reserved jobs being usurped by ineligible people using fake caste certificates. The placards demanded action against those who allegedly got jobs using fake caste certificates. pic.twitter.com/e9gr8GuyXI — Alok Putul July …

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Chief Secretary To File Personal Affidavit Explaining Inaction To Identify Fake Disability Certificates
1 year, 11 months ago

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Chief Secretary To File Personal Affidavit Explaining Inaction To Identify Fake Disability Certificates

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday ordered the Chief Secretary of the State Government to file a personal affidavit showing as to why no steps are taken to verify the physical disability certificates as per a circular issued by him in 2019. The petitioner had earlier approached the High Court in 2019, by filing a Public Interest Litigation wherein he …

Finding Doctor’s Diagnosis In Disability Certificates Illegible, Allahabad HC Pulls Him Up & Seeks Explanation [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Finding Doctor’s Diagnosis In Disability Certificates Illegible, Allahabad HC Pulls Him Up & Seeks Explanation [Read Order]

Live Law  

Doctors' illegible handwriting has always left people wondering why doctors have such poor handwriting.However, it does not happen quite often that a court takes note of the doctor's poor handwriting and calls for an explanation.The Allahabad High Court has told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not …

Finding Doctor’s Diagnosis In Disability Certificates Illegible, Allahabad HC Pulls Him Up & Seeks Explanation [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Finding Doctor’s Diagnosis In Disability Certificates Illegible, Allahabad HC Pulls Him Up & Seeks Explanation [Read Order]

Live Law  

Doctors' illegible handwriting has always left people wondering why doctors have such poor handwriting.However, it does not happen quite often that a court takes note of the doctor's poor handwriting and calls for an explanation.The Allahabad High Court has told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not …

Disability certificates prove worrisome for harried parents
6 years, 11 months ago

Disability certificates prove worrisome for harried parents

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The state government’s various measures to streamline the distribution of disability certificates and ID cards have failed to work on the ground with the parents being forced to follow archaic rules for getting and renewing them. “The validity of a disability certificate document is only for three years and even those children with multiple disabilities have to approach the …

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