On July 19, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) claimed that it had registered a case against a 2022 batch, IAS trainee Pooja Khedkar, and also issued a show cause notice canceling her candidature from the civil services examination of the year 2022. Pooja Khedkar is an IAS on prohibition who has been in the news lately for offensive reasons.
UPSC Issues Notice Cancelling Her Candidature
According to the UPSC’s notice, it was mentioned that to avail her attempts, Pooja Khedkar had fraudulently changed her identity by faking her name, father’s name, mother’s name, photograph, signature, email, and mobile number along with the address. Initially, Pooja Khedkar was transferred from Pune to Washim in Maharashtra following complaints of providing authorities with fake documents. She was supposed to be posted as the assistant collector in Pune. She later demanded high privileges such as a car with a siren, a house, staff, etc before even assuming the post.
Pooja Goes Incommunicado While Mother Sent To Police Custody
Moreover, Kehdkar reportedly submitted a fake OBC (Other Backward Classes) certificate along with a fake certificate for being mentally and visually impaired. After many complaints against her concerning misuse of power, Pooja Khedkar has now gone incommunicado or missing. She also filed a harassment complaint against another Pune collector. Meanwhile, her mother Manorama Khedkar has been sent to police custody for two days now. Her father, Dilip Khedkar managed to get an interim protection till July 25.
Pooja Remains Silent Over Allegations
The probe has intensified in recent times concerning the serious fraudulence. However, Pooja Khedkar remained silent on the allegations. She said that the Indian constitution holds that any individual accused of anything is ‘innocent till proven guilty’. Later on one night, Pooja reached out to the Washim cops suggesting that she had things to tell them, following which a three-hour-long conversation happened. The Maharashtra government acknowledged the allegations and relieved her from the duties and LBSSNAA called her back to the academy. She is currently unreachable as per the authorities.
Pooja’s Mother Threatens Journalists, Argues With The Police
The media personnel recently went to Pooja Khedkar’s bungalow where her mother threatened the journalists outside by saying that if her daughter committed suicide, the media would be the ones to blame and would be put behind bars. Later, a video of her surfaced online waving a gun at a farmer amid a dispute over land. She has also been seen arguing with metro workers and police officers. The incident has enraged many people in the country over the irresponsibility of the UPSC for allowing such a candidate to avail a position in the service.