Puja Khedkar, a former IAS trainee who has been charged with cheating and unlawfully obtaining privileges under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and disability quotas in order to pass the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations, had her anticipatory release request denied by the Delhi High Court on Monday. Khedkar had already appealed a trial … Read more
Former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar, whose candidature was cancelled earlier this year, has challenged her disqualification, saying the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has no power to act against her. In July, following charges of misuse of power and forgery, the commission cancelled the provisional candidature of Khedkar and barred her permanently from appearing … Read more
Khedkar, a 2023 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Maharashtra cadre, has been accused of falsifying her caste and medical credentials. The 34-year-old IAS officer made headlines for allegedly demanding a separate office, staff, and quarters — something she is not entitled to as a probationer. Pune police are investigating claims that she … Read more