Puja Khedkar

The Centre has discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, a month after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) cancelled her selection.

The Delhi Police has told the high court that former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar submitted two disability certificates to show multiple disabilities and its probe has revealed that one of the documents may be "forged" and "fabricated".

Former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar on Friday urged the Delhi High Court to disregard seven of her 12 acknowledged attempts to pass the uber-competitive Civil Services entrance exam.

Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly securing OBC (Other Backward Class) and disability quota benefits.

The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar.

The UPSC on Wednesday opposed in the Delhi High Court an anticipatory bail plea by former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits.

The Delhi High Court today granted interim protection from arrest till August 21 to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits.

Police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty in Pune district, officials said on Friday.

Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly securing OBC and disability quota benefits, on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the criminal case against her.

Former probationary IAS Puja Khedkar moved the Delhi High Court on Monday challenging Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) decision to cancel her candidature.

A Pune court on Friday granted bail to Manorama Khedkar, the mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a criminal intimidation case related to a land dispute.

A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar, the ex-trainee IAS officer who lied about visual and mental disabilities, and faked her identity, to pass the Civil Services entrance exam.

The UPSC, on Wednesday afternoon, said it had revoked Puja Khedkar's selection as a junior government officer and debarred her from sitting for the UPSC exam in the future.

The selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty of faking her identity.

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on August 1 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused in a case of cheating and forgery.

The Centre has discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, a month after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) cancelled her selection.

The Delhi Police has told the high court that former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar submitted two disability certificates to show multiple disabilities and its probe has revealed that one of the documents may be "forged" and "fabricated".

Former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar on Friday urged the Delhi High Court to disregard seven of her 12 acknowledged attempts to pass the uber-competitive Civil Services entrance exam.

Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly securing OBC (Other Backward Class) and disability quota benefits.

The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar.

The UPSC on Wednesday opposed in the Delhi High Court an anticipatory bail plea by former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits.

The Delhi High Court today granted interim protection from arrest till August 21 to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits.

Police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty in Pune district, officials said on Friday.

Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly securing OBC and disability quota benefits, on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the criminal case against her.

Former probationary IAS Puja Khedkar moved the Delhi High Court on Monday challenging Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) decision to cancel her candidature.

A Pune court on Friday granted bail to Manorama Khedkar, the mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a criminal intimidation case related to a land dispute.

A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar, the ex-trainee IAS officer who lied about visual and mental disabilities, and faked her identity, to pass the Civil Services entrance exam.

The UPSC, on Wednesday afternoon, said it had revoked Puja Khedkar's selection as a junior government officer and debarred her from sitting for the UPSC exam in the future.

The selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty of faking her identity.

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on August 1 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused in a case of cheating and forgery.