A Delhi Court docket on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar over alleged misrepresenting and falsifying information in her utility kind for Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) Civil Providers Examination, 2022. The courtroom requested investigation company to seek out out whether or not an insider from the UPSC helped her.
Further Periods Choose Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala Home Courts additionally directed the probe company to widen the scope of investigation to incorporate all those that have availed such advantages in previous regardless of not being entitled underneath individuals with benchmark disabilities quota.
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The courtroom had concluded listening to arguments and reserved verdict on Wednesday.
Accused of faking disabilty certificates and OBC certificates, Khedkar on Wednesday advised the Delhi courtroom that she is being targetted as a result of she filed a sexual harassment case in opposition to a Collector.
Madhavan additional advised the courtroom that the medical board has mentioned that she is a candidate with a number of disabilities and has everlasting benchmark incapacity.
Based on a public assertion by UPSC, Khedkar fraudulently availed makes an attempt by faking her id by altering her title from Pooja to Puja. She can be accused of adjusting her mother and father’ particulars. The courtroom was knowledgeable that Khedkar’s father has declared property value Rs 55 crore. To say OBC quota profit she has mentioned that her mother and father are divorced.
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Counsel showing for UPSC mentioned that Khedkar abused technique of regulation not solely earlier than UPSC but in addition earlier than courts for availing extra makes an attempt. The general public prosecutor additionally opposed the anticipatory bail for her. The courtroom was additionally advised that her medical certificates additionally need to be investigated.
The courtroom was advised that since she has already decieved UPSC and courtroom, she should not be given anticipatory bail as she could affect the case.
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On Wednesday, UPSC cancelled Khedkar’s candidature and debarred her completely from all the longer term examinations and choices of the Fee.