Ex-trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar, who has been in controversies for a long time, has reached the High Court against the action of UPSC. The Union Public Service Commission had canceled Pooja’s provisional candidature. Apart from this, he was barred from appearing in any future examination. He has challenged this order in the Delhi High Court. This is likely to be heard on Wednesday.
On the basis of investigation of all the documents of Pooja Khedkar by the Union Public Service Commission, UPSC had found her guilty of violation of CSE-2022 rules. For this investigation, data of the last 15 years was reviewed. After this it was revealed that Pooja was the only case in which it could not be ascertained how many times she had given the UPSC exam, because she had cheated many times.
These allegations have led to the arrest of Pooja Khedkar’s officer…
First charge: Fraud in the name of age
According to the UPSC report, Pooja took the exam more times than the maximum limit allowed under UPSC rules for selection in the UPSC exam. Have taken advantage of it. The investigation has revealed that he has attempted fraudulently more than the permissible limit under the examination rules by creating a fake identity by changing his name, his father’s and mother’s name, his photograph/signature, his email ID, mobile number and address. raised. Actually, candidates get different opportunities under different categories to appear in the UPSC exam.
For example, any candidate of general category can give UPSC exam a total of six times before the age of 32 years. Under the OBC category, there is a relaxation to appear in the examination a total of 9 times till the age of 35 years. Whereas under SC/ST quota, one can appear in the UPSC examination till the age of 37 years. It is clear from this statement of UPSC that Pooja Khedkar took the exam more times than the prescribed limit to clear the exam. For this, every time he took the help of a new name and new identity.
Second allegation: Even the names of parents changed
Now when the age related fraud had to be done, the caste also had to be changed and to change the caste, he even changed the name of his parents after holding a puja. UPSC said in its investigation report that Pooja Khedkar changed her name, her father’s and mother’s names, her photo, signature, her e-mail ID, mobile number and address and took the UPSC exam more times than the prescribed limit.
Third charge: Benefit of non-creamy layer
Pooja Khedkar passed the UPSC exam from OBC non-creamy layer quota, while she herself has property worth around Rs 17 to 20 crores in her name. It also brings in rent of lakhs of rupees. Now the criteria for non-creamy layer students appearing in the UPSC exam is that their annual income should be less than Rs 8 lakh. In fact, in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, Pooja’s father Dilip Khedkar had also jumped into the fray. He lost the election, but the details of his assets submitted to the Election Commission are now in trouble for him as well as his IAS daughter. Has gone. Since apart from himself, he had also given information about his wife and daughter in the property details, it came to light that the entire family is half a billionaire. That means Pooja does not come from the non-creamy layer.
Fourth charge: False report of disability
There is also an allegation against Pooja Khedkar of taking advantage in the IAS examination by falsely declaring herself disabled. Actually, Pune’s Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital had declared Pooja seven percent disabled. He was diagnosed with locomotor disability in his left knee. But the report of the physiotherapy department of this hospital says that Pooja Khedkar does not have any disability.
Fifth charge: False medical report
During UPSC investigation, it became clear that Pooja Khedkar had falsely claimed to have mental problems and weak eyesight in order to pass the UPSC exam. Pooja had given a certificate for this in UPSC. According to this medical certificate, he has mental problems and weak eyesight. The light is going out. Regarding mental problem, he told that he cannot remember things. There is a regular disabled quota for such students in UPSC.