The controversy related to Maharashtra cadre trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar is not coming to an end. While the controversy of getting selected with fake documents was going on, news has come that Pooja Khedkar did not reach Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand even on Tuesday. Pooja Khedkar was given time till Tuesday to report at LBSNAA. Sources have informed that Pooja Khedkar has not returned to the academy and she has not given any official letter either.
Pune police will also investigate the divorce case of parents
Here, when Pune Police tried to contact Pooja Khedkar, they could not find any information about her. Pooja Khedkar had told in mock interviews given to different academies that her parents had separated. In some interviews, she had said that she was divorced. On this basis, she also claimed eligible OBC certificate. However, there was no mention of divorce in the affidavit given by Pooja’s father at the time of contesting the Lok Sabha elections.
Joint Police Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Sharma said that the police will investigate the entire matter. He said that this action will be initiated after getting instructions in this regard from Delhi. Sharma told India Today that the Maharashtra government has asked to get information about the status of Pooja Khedkar’s parents. We are investigating further. The officer said that Pooja’s father Dilip Khedkar had declared his assets of about 40 crores during the elections.
UPSC had lodged an FIR
Let us tell you that after Pooja got embroiled in controversies, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had registered an FIR against Pooja Khedkar. Apart from this, a show cause notice was issued as to why her candidature from the Civil Services Examination 2022 should not be canceled and why she should not be barred from future examinations. A case was registered against Khedkar under sections of forgery, fraud, IT Act and Disability Act.
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It was said by UPSC that a detailed investigation has been conducted against Pooja Khedkar. It has been found that she had violated the rules in the Civil Services Examination 2022. Her limit of appearing in the exam was completed. After this, she appeared in the UPSC Civil Services Examination by changing her identity fraudulently. She even changed her name, father’s name, mother’s name, photo and signature. Apart from this, mobile number, email ID and address were also changed. Due to creating a new identity in a wrong way, she got a chance to appear in the exam more than the limit.