Last Updated on 05/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Ex-trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar, who has been in controversies for a long time, has approached the High Court against the action of UPSC. The Union Public Service Commission had cancelled Pooja’s provisional candidature. Apart from this, she was barred from appearing in any future examination. She has challenged this order in the Delhi High Court. It is likely to be heard on Wednesday.
On the basis of the investigation of all the documents of Pooja Khedkar by the Union Public Service Commission, UPSC found her guilty of violating the CSE-2022 rules. For this investigation, the data of the last 15 years was reviewed. After this, it was revealed that Pooja’s was the only case in which it could not be ascertained how many times she had appeared in the UPSC exam, because she had cheated many times.
Due to these allegations, Pooja Khedkar’s officer was arrested…
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First allegation: Fraud in the name of age
According to the UPSC report, Pooja took advantage of the UPSC exam by appearing in the exam more times than the maximum limit allowed under the UPSC rules. This investigation has revealed that she took advantage of the attempts made by her by changing her name, her father’s and mother’s name, her photo/signature, her email ID, mobile number and address and by creating a fake identity, by fraudulently taking advantage of the limit of attempts allowed under the exam rules. Actually, candidates under different categories get different opportunities to appear in the UPSC exam.
For example, any candidate from the general category can appear for the UPSC exam a total of six times before the age of 32. Under the OBC category, there is a relaxation to appear for the exam a total of nine times till the age of 35. Whereas under the SC ST quota, one can appear for the UPSC exam till the age of 37. It is clear from this statement of UPSC that Pooja Khedkar appeared for the exam more times than the prescribed limit to clear the exam. For this, every time she used a new name and a new identity.
Second allegation: Even the names of the parents were changed
Now when age-related fraud had to be done, caste also had to be changed and to change caste, Pooja Khedkar even changed her parents’ names. UPSC said in its investigation report that Pooja Khedkar changed her name, her father’s and mother’s name, her photo, signature, her email ID, mobile number and address and appeared for UPSC examination more times than the prescribed limit.
Third allegation: Benefit of non-creamy layer
Pooja Khedkar passed the UPSC exam from the OBC non-creamy layer quota, while she herself has property worth around 17 to 20 crores in her name. She also earns lakhs of rupees as rent from this. Now the criteria for non-creamy layer students appearing for UPSC exam is that their income should be less than 8 lakhs per annum. Actually, in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, Pooja’s father Dilip Khedkar also jumped into the election, but he lost the election, but his property details submitted to the Election Commission have now become a burden on him as well as his IAS daughter. Since in the property details, apart from himself, he had also given information about his wife and daughter, it was revealed that the entire family is half a billionaire. That means Pooja does not come from the non-creamy layer.
Fourth allegation: False report of disability
One of the allegations against Pooja Khedkar is that she took advantage in the IAS exam by falsely declaring herself as disabled. Actually, Pune’s Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital had declared Pooja as 7 percent disabled. She was said to have locomotor disability in her left knee. But the report of the physiotherapy department of the same hospital says that Pooja Khedkar has no disability at all.
Fifth allegation: False medical report
UPSC’s investigation made it clear that Pooja Khedkar had claimed to have mental problems and weak eyesight to pass the UPSC exam through fraudulent means. Pooja had given a certificate for this to UPSC. According to this medical certificate, she has mental problems and weak eyesight. Her vision is fading. Regarding the mental problem, she said that she is unable to remember things. UPSC has a dedicated handicapped quota for such students.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)