NEW DELHI: The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has registered an FIR against probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar for allegedly cheating the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The FIR has been registered for availing more than the permissible attempts in the civil services exam by faking identity, officials said on Friday.
According to the official sources, the case was registered under sections of forgery, cheating, IT Act and disability act at the Crime Branch police station in Delhi.
The Commission had given a written complaint to the police and sought action against the 'tainted' civil servant.
Khedkar, a 2023 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was accused of misusing power and privileges during her training in Pune recently.
The Commission also issued a Show Cause Notice (SCN) for the cancellation of her candidature for the civil services examination 2022 and debarment from future examinations/selections.
"The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has conducted a detailed and thorough investigation in the misdemeanour of Ms Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, a provisionally recommended candidate of the Civil Services Examination-2022," the commission said.
It stated that its investigation has revealed that Khedkar fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the examination rules by faking her identity by way of changing her name, her father's and mother's name, her photograph/signature, her email ID, mobile number, and address.
The UPSC has, therefore, initiated a series of actions against her, including criminal prosecution by filing a First Information Report (FIR) with the police authorities and has issued "a Show Cause Notice (SCN) for cancellation of her candidature of the Civil Services Examination-2022/debarment from future examinations/ selections, in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Services Examination-2022."
