The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, who stands accused of submitting counterfeit certificates to obtain her job and seeking special privileges at her workplace. The UPSC has issued a show-cause notice, asking why she should not be terminated from services.
The @UPSC_Official investigated IAS probationer, Puja Khedkar, and found that she fraudulently exceeded the permissible number of attempts by altering her identity details
Consequently, the UPSC has filed an FIR with the police and issued a Show Cause Notice for canceling her… pic.twitter.com/x826VpkZHW
— DD News (@DDNewslive) July 19, 2024
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has received the report on the Khedkar case from the Maharashtra Government. DoPT had sent the state a number of queries, and the state had provided answers to them. The state has finished its investigation. The committee appointed by the centre will now investigate it.
UPSC has initiated a series of actions against her, including Criminal Prosecution by filing an 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.
In the midst of the controversy, the government has suspended the ‘district training program’ of Khedkar, who was transferred from Pune to Washim as a supernumerary assistant collector. She has been called back to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie for “necessary action.”
