Hours after the Union Public Service Commission initiated a series of actions against her, including the filing of a First Information Report (FIR) and the issuance of a Show Cause Notice (SCN) for the cancellation of her candidature in the Civil Services Examination-2022 for allegedly faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond the permissible limit, IAS trainee Puja Khedkar on Friday stated that she will reply to the judicial proceedings, which will take their course in the matter.
“Judiciary will take its course; whatever it is, I will reply to that,” Khedkar told the media, who is also facing additional charges of misusing power and privileges during her training in Pune recently.
Significantly, the statement by the controversial IAS trainee Puja Khedkar comes after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) initiated a series of actions against her, including the registration of a police case for availing attempts in the civil services exam by faking her identity.
The Commission also issued a Show Cause Notice (SCN) for the cancellation of her candidature in the Civil Services Examination-2022 and debarment from future examinations and selections.
The UPSC said in a statement that it has also served Khedkar with a show-cause notice for “cancellation of her candidature of the Civil Services Examination (CSE)-2022/debarment from future examinations/selections”, in accordance with the rules of the CSE-2022.
The statutory body said that it conducted a detailed investigation into the misdemeanour by Khedkar, whom it described as “a provisionally recommended candidate” for the CSE-2022.
“The investigation has revealed that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limits under the examination rules by faking her identity by way of changing her name, her parents’ names, her photograph/signature, her email ID, mobile number and address,” the UPSC said.
Accordingly, the UPSC has initiated a series of actions against her, including criminal proceedings by filing an FIR with the police, besides serving her a show-cause notice.
The UPSC said that in fulfilling its constitutional obligations, it strictly adheres to its constitutional mandate, and conducts all its processes, including all examinations, with the highest possible order of due diligence without any compromise.
