In a major scandal shaking up the Indian bureaucracy, IAS officer Puja Khedkar has been discharged from service by the UPSC for cheating and taking advantage of OBC and disability quota benefits. This comes after a month of her selection being cancelled and her being barred from future exams. The controversy has brought to light loopholes in the selection process and has resulted in the scrutiny of over 15,000 candidates.
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A trainee IAS officer, Puja Khedkar, is facing consequences for misrepresenting her identity on her application for the Civil Services Examination. While she claimed her parents were divorced, they are now being investigated for financial misconduct and illegal possession of firearms. Khedkar's mother is currently in jail and her father is under investigation for possessing over Rs.40 crore in unaccounted wealth.
Puja Khedkar, an IAS officer who ranked 821 in the UPSC exams, has been transferred to Washim district in Maharashtra after being accused of misusing her authority. She is said to have used privileges meant for senior officers, used a government board on her private car, and occupied a colleague's office without permission, among other allegations. This case has raised questions about ethics and accountability in the bureaucracy.
Complaints from Pune district collector lead to the Maharashtra government transferring trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar to Washim after her demands for an official car with a VIP number plate and an official chamber with adequate staff. Pune district collector Suhas Diwase wrote a letter to Maharashtra chief secretary Nitin Kareer, detailing Khedkar's alleged misconduct and her father's attempts to intimidate staff. The letter also revealed how Khedkar tried to set up her office in Additional Collector Ajay More's chamber without permission and installed an amber light on her private car.
Following public and media scrutiny, trainee IAS officer Dr. Puja Khedkar was reassigned to Washim as Supernumerary Assistant Collector after requesting luxury facilities not allowed for probationers. Khedkar also used her private car with a beacon light and VIP number plate and her father allegedly intimidated district staff. She had also filed a plea for more benefits as a person with a disability.